zazpi
Appearance
Basque
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Cardinal: zazpi Ordinal: zazpigarren Multiplier: zazpikoitz Distributive: zazpina Collective: zazpikote Fractional: zazpiren |
Etymology
[edit]Unknown, but maybe from Proto-Basque *bortza-z-bi (literally “five with two”), with initial syllable apheresis and early reduction of *biga (“two”) to bi.[1] Often compared with Iberian sisbi (“seven”).[2]
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: zaz‧pi
Numeral
[edit]zazpi
Declension
[edit]Declension of zazpi (numeral, ending in vowel)
Derived terms
[edit]- zazpidun (“seventh”) (music)
- zazpiehun (“seven hundred”) (see there for further derivation)
- zazpigarren (“seventh”)
- zazpigarrenez (“for the seventh time”)
- zazpigarrengo (“seventh”)
- zazpihortz
- zazpiki (“baby born two-months premature”)
- zazpiko (“having seven parts”)
- zazpikote (“group of seven”)
- zazpina (“seven each”)
- zazpinaka (“in groups of seven”)
- zazpira (“seven each”)
- zazpirazka (“in groups of seven”)
- zazpiren (“seventh”)
- zazpisukalde
- zazpitan (“seven times”)
- zazpiurren
- zazpizango
References
[edit]- ^ “zazpi” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk
- ^ Orduña A., Eduardo (2011) “Los numerales ibéricos y el protovasco [Iberian numerals and Proto-Basque]”, in Veleia[1] (in Spanish), volume 28, pages 125–139
Further reading
[edit]- “zazpi”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
- “zazpi”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
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- Rhymes:Basque/as̻pi
- Rhymes:Basque/as̻pi/2 syllables
- Rhymes:Basque/as̺pi
- Rhymes:Basque/as̺pi/2 syllables
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- Basque numerals
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