ertzaina

Basque

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /ert͡s̻ai̯na/ [er.t͡s̻ai̯.na]
IPA^(key): (Southern) /ert͡s̻aɲa/ [er.t͡s̻a.ɲa]
(Navarro-Lapurdian) Rhymes: -ai̯na
(Southern) Rhymes: -aɲa
Hyphenation: er‧tzai‧na

Noun

ertzaina

absolutive singular of ertzain

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Basque ertzain.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /eɾˈt͡ʃaɲa/ [eɾˈt͡ʃa.ɲa]
Rhymes: -aɲa

Noun

ertzaina m or f by sense (plural ertzainas)

a member of the Ertzaintza, police force of the Basque Country

Further reading

“ertzaina”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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