lizar
Basque
Alternative forms
- lixar, Biscayan, Soule
- leizar (Upper Navarre)
Etymology
First attested in the 10th century; from archaic leizar, from Proto-Basque *lais- + -ar.
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -is̻ar, -ar
- Rhymes: -is̺ar, -ar
- Hyphenation: li‧zar
Noun
lizar anim
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | proximal plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | lizar | lizarra | lizarrak | lizarrok |
| ergative | lizarrek | lizarrak | lizarrek | lizarrok |
| dative | lizarri | lizarrari | lizarrei | lizarroi |
| genitive | lizarren | lizarraren | lizarren | lizarron |
| comitative | lizarrekin | lizarrarekin | lizarrekin | lizarrokin |
| causative | lizarrengatik | lizarrarengatik | lizarrengatik | lizarrongatik |
| benefactive | lizarrentzat | lizarrarentzat | lizarrentzat | lizarrontzat |
| instrumental | lizarrez | lizarraz | lizarrez | lizarrotaz |
| innesive | lizarretan | lizarrean | lizarretan | lizarrotan |
| locative | lizarretako | lizarreko | lizarretako | lizarrotako |
| allative | lizarretara | lizarrera | lizarretara | lizarrotara |
| terminative | lizarretaraino | lizarreraino | lizarretaraino | lizarrotaraino |
| directive | lizarretarantz | lizarrerantz | lizarretarantz | lizarrotarantz |
| destinative | lizarretarako | lizarrerako | lizarretarako | lizarrotarako |
| ablative | lizarretatik | lizarretik | lizarretatik | lizarrotatik |
| partitive | lizarrik | — | — | — |
| prolative | lizartzat | — | — | — |
Further reading
- “lizar”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “lizar”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005