zerikusi

Basque

Etymology

From zer (what) + ikusi (to see).

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most dialects) /s̻eɾikus̺i/ [s̻e.ɾi.ku.s̺i]
  • IPA(key): (Biscayan) /s̺eɾikus̺i/ [s̺e.ɾi.ku.s̺i]

  • Rhymes: -us̺i
  • Hyphenation: ze‧ri‧ku‧si

Noun

zerikusi inan

  1. relationship, something in common

Usage notes

  • Often used in a negative sense to mean "to have nothing in common" or "to be totally different".
    Horrek ez dauka zerikusirik!That has nothing to do [with the previous topic]!

Declension

Further reading

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