itsasadar

Basque

Etymology

From itsas (combining form of itsaso (sea)) + adar (branch).

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most dialects) /it͡s̺as̺adar/ [i.t͡s̺a.s̺a.ð̞ar]
  • IPA(key): (Biscayan) /it͡s̻as̺adar/ [i.t͡s̻a.s̺a.ð̞ar]

  • Rhymes: -adar
  • Hyphenation: i‧tsa‧sa‧dar

Noun

itsasadar inan

  1. estuary
    • 1571, Joanes Leizarraga, editor, Iesus Christ Gure Iaunaren Testamentu Berria, La Rochelle, Acteac 27:39:
      Eta eguna ethorri cenean, herria etzeçaten eçagut: baina portu itſas adar çuen bati ohart cequizquión, hartara, eguin albalute, vncia egotzi aiher ciraden. [Original spelling]
      Eta eguna ethorri zenean, herria etzezaten ezagut: baina portu itsasadar zuen bati ohart zekizkion, hartara, egin albalute, untzia egotzi aiher ziraden. [Modernized spelling]
      And when it was day, they knew not the land: but they discovered a certain creek with a shore, into the which they were minded, if it were possible, to thrust in the ship. KJV

Declension

Further reading

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