-zar

Basque

Alternative forms

Etymology

From zahar. The reduction is comparable to that of al, from ahal.

Suffix

-zar

  1. old
  2. big
  3. wicked, evil, bad

Usage notes

Not productive anymore, nowadays the variant -tzar (which was originally only used after certain consonants) is used instead.

Derived terms
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