ispilu

Basque

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Spanish spillu (modern espejo), although this may have been a Navarro-Aragonese dialect. Ultimately from Latin speculum.

Pronunciation
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  • IPA(key): (Southern) /is̺piʎu/, [is̺.pi.ʎu]
  • IPA(key): (Northern) /is̺pilu/, [is̺.pi.lu]

Noun

ispilu inan

  1. mirror

Declension

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

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