hiriburu

Basque

Etymology

From hiri (city) + buru (head).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /hiɾibuɾu/ [hi.ɾi.β̞u.ɾu]
  • IPA(key): (Southern) /iɾibuɾu/ [i.ɾi.β̞u.ɾu]
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -uɾu
  • Hyphenation: hi‧ri‧bu‧ru

Noun

hiriburu inan

  1. a capital (city)

Declension

Derived terms

  • hiriburutar
  • hiriburutza

Further reading

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