Gasteiz

Basque edit

Etymology edit

First attested in 1025 as Gastehiz, possibly related to the adjective gazte (“young”). The usage of the word to refer to the modern city dates from the twentieth century.

Pronunciation edit

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IPA^(key): (most dialects) /ɡas̺tei̯s̻/ [ɡas̺.t̪ei̯s̻]
IPA^(key): (Biscayan) /ɡas̺tei̯s̺/ [ɡas̺.t̪ei̯s̺]

(most dialects) Rhymes: -as̺tei̯s̻
(Biscayan) Rhymes: -as̺tei̯s̺

Hyphenation: Gas‧teiz

Proper noun edit

Gasteiz inan

(historical) A medieval settlement corresponding to the old town of modern day Vitoria, Basque Country, Spain
Vitoria (the capital city of the Basque Country, Spain)
Synonyms: Vitoria (archaic), Vitoria-Gasteiz (official)

Declension edit

Declension of Gasteiz (inanimate, ending in consonant)

	indefinite
absolutive	Gasteiz
ergative	Gasteizek
dative	Gasteizi
genitive	Gasteizen
comitative	Gasteizekin
causative	Gasteizengatik
benefactive	Gasteizentzat
instrumental	Gasteizez
inessive	Gasteizen
locative	Gasteizko
allative	Gasteizera
terminative	Gasteizeraino
directive	Gasteizerantz
destinative	Gasteizerako
ablative	Gasteiztik
partitive	Gasteizik
prolative	Gasteiztzat

Derived terms edit

References edit

Patxi Salaberri Zaratiegi (2011) “Gasteiz”, in Araba/Álava: Los nombres de nuestros pueblos‎^[1] (in Spanish), Euskaltzaindia, →ISBN, page 196

Spanish edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Basque Gasteiz.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ɡasˈteis/ [ɡasˈt̪ei̯s]
Rhymes: -eis
Syllabification: Gas‧teiz

Proper noun edit

Gasteiz m

(historical) A medieval settlement corresponding to the old town of modern day Vitoria, Basque Country, Spain
Vitoria (the capital city of the Basque Country, Spain)
Synonyms: Vitoria, Vitoria-Gasteiz

Related terms edit

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