Leza
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Leza, a habitational surname from Basque.
Proper noun
Leza (plural Lezas)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Leza is the 37229th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 599 individuals. Leza is most common among Hispanic/Latino (89.65%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Leza”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 432.
Basque
Etymology
Probably from leize (“cave”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -es̻a, -a
- Rhymes: -es̺a, -a
- Hyphenation: Le‧za
Proper noun
Leza inan
- a village and municipality of La Rioja, Spain
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | proximal plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | Leza | Leza | Lezak | Lezok |
| ergative | Lezak | Lezak | Lezek | Lezok |
| dative | Lezari | Lezari | Lezei | Lezoi |
| genitive | Lezaren | Lezaren | Lezen | Lezon |
| comitative | Lezarekin | Lezarekin | Lezekin | Lezokin |
| causative | Lezarengatik | Lezarengatik | Lezengatik | Lezongatik |
| benefactive | Lezarentzat | Lezarentzat | Lezentzat | Lezontzat |
| instrumental | Lezaz | Lezaz | Lezez | Lezotaz |
| innesive | Lezatan | Lezan | Lezetan | Lezotan |
| locative | Lezatako | Lezako | Lezetako | Lezotako |
| allative | Lezatara | Lezara | Lezetara | Lezotara |
| terminative | Lezataraino | Lezaraino | Lezetaraino | Lezotaraino |
| directive | Lezatarantz | Lezarantz | Lezetarantz | Lezotarantz |
| destinative | Lezatarako | Lezarako | Lezetarako | Lezotarako |
| ablative | Lezatatik | Lezatik | Lezetatik | Lezotatik |
| partitive | Lezarik | — | — | — |
| prolative | Lezatzat | — | — | — |
References
- “Leza”, in Euskal Onomastikaren Datutegia [Basque Onomastic Database], Euskaltzaindia