eskuin

Basque

Etymology

From Proto-Basque *eskune. Equivalent to a compound of esku (“hand”) and a second element which might be on (“good”).[1]

Pronunciation
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  • IPA(key): /es̺kui̯n/, [e̞s̺.kũĩ̯n]

Adjective

eskuin (comparative eskuinago, superlative eskuinen, excessive eskuinegi)

  1. right-handed
  2. (Northern) right

Declension

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Noun

eskuin inan

  1. right, right-hand side
  2. (politics) right-wing

Declension

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms
  • eskuin eta ezker (“left and right”)
  • eskuin-ezker (“left and right”)
  • eskuin-ezkerti (“ambidextrous”)
  • eskuinalde (“right-hand side”)
  • eskuinbirakari (“dextrorotatory”)
  • eskuindar (“right-wing”)
  • eskuineko (“right-wing”)
  • eskuinkada (“strike with the right hand”)
  • eskuinti (“right-handed”)

References
  1. “eskuin” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk

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