zaldun

Basque

Etymology

From zaldi (“horse”) +‎ -dun. First attested in 1125 as the surname Aner Ssalduna in the Cartulary of Sorde .[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /s̻aldun/, [s̻al̪.d̪ũn]

Noun

zaldun anim

  1. knight

Declension
Declension of zaldun (animate, ending in consonant)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive zaldun zalduna zaldunak
ergative zaldunek zaldunak zaldunek
dative zalduni zaldunari zaldunei
genitive zaldunen zaldunaren zaldunen
comitative zaldunekin zaldunarekin zaldunekin
causative zaldunengatik zaldunarengatik zaldunengatik
benefactive zaldunentzat zaldunarentzat zaldunentzat
instrumental zaldunez zaldunaz zaldunez
inessive zaldunengan zaldunarengan zaldunengan
locative — — —
allative zaldunengana zaldunarengana zaldunengana
terminative zaldunenganaino zaldunarenganaino zaldunenganaino
directive zaldunenganantz zaldunarenganantz zaldunenganantz
destinative zaldunenganako zaldunarenganako zaldunenganako
ablative zaldunengandik zaldunarengandik zaldunengandik
partitive zaldunik — —
prolative zalduntzat — —

Synonyms
  • zamaldun

Derived terms
  • zaldunbide
  • zaldunde
  • zalduntasun

References
  1. Jean-Baptiste Orpustan () Les noms des maisons médiévales en Labourd, Basse-Navarre, et Soule‎ (in French), archived from the original on 2021-06-26, page 6

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