ikurrin

== Basque == === Etymology === A neologism coined by Sabino Arana in 1897. It originates from the hypothetical verb *ikurri, whose root Arana extracted from its causative form, irakurri (“to read”), with the artificial meaning of “to signify”. === Pronunciation === === Noun === ikurrin inan ikurriña; the flag of the Basque Country ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (flag): bandera ==== Descendants ==== → Spanish: ikurriña → English: ikurriña === References === === Further reading === “ikurrin”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005 “ikurrin”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]