baseliza

Basque

Baseliza

Etymology

From basa- (combining form of baso (forest, wilderness)) + eliza (church).

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most dialects) /bas̺elis̻a/ [ba.s̺e.li.s̻a]
  • IPA(key): (Biscayan) /bas̺elis̺a/ [ba.s̺e.li.s̺a]

 
  • (most dialects) Rhymes: -is̻a
  • (Biscayan) Rhymes: -is̺a

  • Hyphenation: ba‧se‧li‧za

Noun

baseliza inan

  1. An isolated chapel, shrine or other sanctuary, often in the care of a hermit or anchorite.
    Synonym: ermita

Declension

Further reading

  • "baseliza" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
  • baseliza” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus
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