haltz

Basque

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Basque *(h)altza, with the ending reinterpreted as an article. Perhaps related to Proto-Germanic *alizō.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): (Southern) /alt͡s̻/, [alt͡s̻]
  • IPA(key): (Northern) /halt͡s̻/, [ɦalt͡s̻]

Noun

haltz inan

  1. alder, Alnus glutinosa

Declension
Declension of haltz (inanimate, ending in consonant)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive haltz haltza haltzak
ergative haltzek haltzak haltzek
dative haltzi haltzari haltzei
genitive haltzen haltzaren haltzen
comitative haltzekin haltzarekin haltzekin
causative haltzengatik haltzarengatik haltzengatik
benefactive haltzentzat haltzarentzat haltzentzat
instrumental haltzez haltzaz haltzez
inessive haltzetan haltzean haltzetan
locative haltzetako haltzeko haltzetako
allative haltzetara haltzera haltzetara
terminative haltzetaraino haltzeraino haltzetaraino
directive haltzetarantz haltzerantz haltzetarantz
destinative haltzetarako haltzerako haltzetarako
ablative haltzetatik haltzetik haltzetatik
partitive haltzik — —
prolative halztzat — —

Derived terms
  • haltz beltz (“alder”)
  • haltzadi (“alder forest”)

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

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

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German hals, from Old High German hals, from Proto-West Germanic *hals, from Proto-Germanic *halsaz (“neck, throat”). Cognate with German Hals, archaic English halse.

Noun

haltz m (plural hélzar) (Sette Comuni)

  1. neck (all senses)
    De bòtzen bon hòite habent sobiil langhe hélzar.
    Today's bottles have too-long necks.
  2. throat

Derived terms

References
  • “haltz” in Martalar, Umberto Martello; Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo
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