gisan

Basque

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡis̺an/ [ɡi.s̺ãn]
  • Rhymes: -is̺an
  • Hyphenation: gi‧san

Noun

gisan

  1. inessive singular of gisa

Postposition

gisan

  1. [+genitive] as, like, in the manner of
    Synonyms: gisa, gisara, gisaz, bezala
    • 1571, Joanes Leizarraga, editor, Iesus Christ Gure Iaunaren Testamentu Berria‎, La Rochelle, Ioann 1:32:
      Orduan bada teſtifica ceçan Ioanneſec, cioela, Ikuſſi dut Spiritua iauſten dela vſſo columba baten guiſſán cerutic eta egon-ere bacedin haren gainean. [Original spelling]
      Orduan bada testifika zezan Joanesek, zioela, ikusi dut Espiritua jausten dela uso kolunba baten gisan zerutik eta egon ere bazedin haren gainean. [Modernized spelling]
      And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him. – KJV

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