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): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /halt͡s̻/ [halt͡s̻]
  • IPA(key): (Southern) /alt͡s̻/ [alt͡s̻]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -alts̻
  • Hyphenation: haltz

Noun

haltz inan

  1. alder, Alnus glutinosa

Declension

Declension of haltz (inan C-stem)
indefinite singular plural proximal plural
absolutive haltz haltza haltzak haltzok
ergative haltzek haltzak haltzek haltzok
dative haltzi haltzari haltzei haltzoi
genitive haltzen haltzaren haltzen haltzon
comitative haltzekin haltzarekin haltzekin haltzokin
causative haltzengatik haltzarengatik haltzengatik haltzongatik
benefactive haltzentzat haltzarentzat haltzentzat haltzontzat
instrumental haltzez haltzaz haltzez haltzotaz
innesive haltzetan haltzean haltzetan haltzotan
locative haltzetako haltzeko haltzetako haltzotako
allative haltzetara haltzera haltzetara haltzotara
terminative haltzetaraino haltzeraino haltzetaraino haltzotaraino
directive haltzetarantz haltzerantz haltzetarantz haltzotarantz
destinative haltzetarako haltzerako haltzetarako haltzotarako
ablative haltzetatik haltzetik haltzetatik haltzotatik
partitive haltzik — — —
prolative halztzat — — —

Derived terms

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

References

  1. ^ R. L. Trask (2008), “haltz”, in Max W. Wheeler, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Basque, University of Sussex, page 89

Further reading

  • “haltz”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
  • “haltz”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]

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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