See also: ilargia

Basque edit

 
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Etymology edit

From Proto-Basque *(h)iLe (moon, month) +‎ argi (light).[1] The analysis as hil (dead) +‎ argi (light), literally light of the dead is a folk etymology.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /ilarɡia/ [i.lar.ɣ̞i.a]
  • IPA(key): (Southern) /iʎarɡia/ [i.ʎar.ɣ̞i.a]
  • Rhymes: -ia
  • Hyphenation: I‧lar‧gi‧a

Proper noun edit

Ilargia inan

  1. the Moon

Declension edit

Related terms edit

  • ilargi (moon, satellite)

References edit

  1. ^ *iLe” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk

Further reading edit

  • "Ilargia" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus