zilar

Basque

Etymology

From Proto-Basque *zirar.[1] Possibly related to Celtiberian silabur, Proto-Germanic *silubrą (whence English silver), Proto-Slavic *sьrebro, and Lithuanian sidãbras. This appears to be a prehistoric Wanderwort.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Southern) /s̻iʎar/, [s̻i.ʎar]
  • IPA(key): (Northern) /s̻ilar/, [s̻i.lar]

Noun

zilar inan

  1. silver

Declension

Declension of zilar (inanimate, singular only, ending in -r)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive zilar zilarra —
ergative — zilarrak —
dative — zilarrari —
genitive — zilarraren —
comitative — zilarrarekin —
causative — zilarrarengatik —
benefactive — zilarrarentzat —
instrumental zilarrez zilarraz —
inessive — zilarrean —
locative — — —
allative — — —
terminative — — —
directive — — —
destinative — — —
ablative — — —
partitive zilarrik — —
prolative zilartzat — —

References

  1. “zilar” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk

Further reading

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