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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