hilerri

Basque

Alternative forms

Etymology

From hil (dead) + herri (village).

Pronunciation

  • (file)
  • IPA(key): (Southern) /iʎeri/, [i.ʎe̞.ri]
  • IPA(key): (Northern) /hileri/, [ɦi.le̞.ri]

Noun

hilerri inan

  1. graveyard, cemetery
    Synonym: (colloquial) kanposantu
    • 1686, Bernard Gazteluzar, Eguia Catholicac [The Catholic Truths], Pau, page 187:
      Ala hau Eſpantu ederra! / Ilherritic hil-ondoan; / Sartcen da Andre beçala / Ceruco Palatioan. [Original spelling]
      Ala hau espantu ederra! / Ilherritik hil-ondoan / Sartzen da Andre bezala / Zeruko palazioan [Modernized spelling]
      What a beautiful sight! / From the graveyard, after dying, / like the Virgin Mary, enters / the heavenly palace

Declension

Derived terms

  • hilerri-lili (marigold)

Further reading

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