atze

Basque

Etymology

Rebracketing of atzean as atze (“rear”) +‎ -an (“in, used with nouns ending in a vowel”), originally from hatz (“finger”) +‎ -ean (“in, used with nouns ending in a consonant”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /at͡s̻e/, [a.t͡s̻e̞]

Noun

atze inan

  1. rear; the back or hindmost part of something, that which is behind or last on order, as opposed to front.
  2. (euphemistic) buttocks, arse, rear
    Synonym: ipurdi

Declension

Further reading

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