Basque

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Etymology

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Uncertain, perhaps from ihintz (dew) +‎ ihar (dry).[1] The given name comes from the name of the shrine.[2]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /it͡s̻iar/ [i.t͡s̻i.ar]
  • Rhymes: -iar
  • Hyphenation: I‧tzi‧ar

Proper noun

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Itziar inan or anim

  1. A neighborhood of Deba, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Spain
    1. A shrine in said municipality
  2. a female given name

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Spanish: Icíar

References

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  1. ^ Patxi Salaberri Zaratiegi (2019) “Itziar”, in Gipuzkoako herrien izenak[1] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia, →ISBN, page 141
  2. ^ Itziar”, in Euskal Onomastikaren Datutegia [Basque Onomastic Database], Euskaltzaindia