Azpeitia
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Azpeitia, from the name of a Basque town.
Proper noun
Azpeitia (plural Azpeitias)
- A surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque].
- A town and municipality of the province of Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Spain.
Further reading
- Azpeitia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Azpeitia”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 75.
Basque
Etymology
From haitz (“rock, summit”) + beheiti (“lower”). Compare with Azkoitia (literally “upper rock, summit”), the name of a neighboring town.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ia, -a
- Hyphenation: Az‧pei‧ti‧a
Proper noun
Azpeitia inan
- Azpeitia (a town and municipality of the province of Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Spain)
Declension
| indefinite | singular | |
|---|---|---|
| absolutive | Azpeiti | Azpeitia |
| ergative | — | Azpeitiak |
| dative | — | Azpeitiari |
| genitive | — | Azpeitiaren |
| comitative | — | Azpeitiarekin |
| causative | — | Azpeitiarengatik |
| benefactive | — | Azpeitiarentzat |
| instrumental | — | Azpeitiaz |
| innesive | — | Azpeitian |
| locative | — | Azpeitiko |
| allative | — | Azpeitira |
| terminative | — | Azpeitiraino |
| directive | — | Azpeitirantz |
| destinative | — | Azpeitirako |
| ablative | — | Azpeititik |
| partitive | Azpeitirik | — |
| prolative | Azpeititzat | — |
Derived terms
- azpeitiar
Descendants
- → Spanish: Azpeitia
References
- Patxi Salaberri Zaratiegi (2019), “Azpeitia”, in Gipuzkoako herrien izenak[1] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia, →ISBN, page 100
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Basque.
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /aθˈpeitja/ [aθˈpei̯.t̪ja] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
- IPA(key): /asˈpeitja/ [asˈpei̯.t̪ja] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -eitja
- Syllabification: Az‧pei‧tia
Proper noun
Azpeitia m or f by sense
- Azpeitia (a town and municipality of the province of Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Spain)
- a surname from Basque