txapeldun

Basque

FWOTD – 5 October 2021

Etymology

From txapel (beret) + -dun (haver). The "champion" sense stems from the fact that in the Basque Country, berets are traditionally awarded as prizes.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃapeldun/ [t͡ʃa.pel̪.d̪ũn]
  • Rhymes: -eldun
  • Hyphenation: txa‧pel‧dun

Noun

txapeldun anim

  1. champion, winner
    • 2004 August 10, J. Etxeberria, “Harribitxi kutunena”, in Berria:
      Han gordetzen zituzten txapeldunei ematen zizkieten olibondo koroak.
      There, they stored the olive wreaths given to the champions.
  2. beret wearer

Declension

Derived terms

  • txapeldungai (title contender)
  • txapeldunorde (runner-up)

Further reading

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