etxe

Basque

Etymology

Originally attested as etse, itself from Proto-Basque *etse.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /et͡ʃe/ [e.t͡ʃe]
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -etʃe
  • Hyphenation: e‧txe

Noun

etxe inan

  1. house
  2. home
  3. building, place where an activity takes place (usually in compounds)
  4. family, lineage

Declension

Derived terms

References

  1. etxe” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk

Further reading

  • "etxe" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
  • etxe” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus
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