Basque

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From haitz (rock, summit) +‎ gibel (back).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /es̺kibel/ [es̺.ki.β̞el]
  • Rhymes: -ibel
  • Hyphenation: Es‧ki‧bel

Proper noun

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Eskibel inan or anim

  1. A hamlet in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, Basque Country, Spain
  2. a habitational surname

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Spanish: Esquivel, Esquível

References

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  1. ^ Patxi Salaberri Zaratiegi (2011) “Eskibel”, in Araba/Álava: Los nombres de nuestros pueblos[1] (in Spanish), Euskaltzaindia, →ISBN, page 177