Basque edit

Etymology edit

Probably a borrowing from Late Latin asciola.[1] Basque prehistorian José Miguel Barandiaran had previously proposed that the term was formed as a compound in pre-historic Basque with the first element, (h)aitz (stone) and the second, gora (on top, up).[2]

Pronunciation edit

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  • IPA(key): (most dialects) /ai̯s̻koɾa/ [ai̯s̻.ko.ɾa]
  • IPA(key): (Biscayan) /ai̯s̺koɾa/ [ai̯s̺.ko.ɾa]

  • Rhymes: -oɾa
  • Hyphenation: aiz‧ko‧ra

Noun edit

aizkora inan

  1. axe, ax

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ aizkora” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk
  2. ^ José Miguel Barandiaran, Dictionnaire étymologique basque-français-espagnol, [1]

Further reading edit

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