Basque edit

Etymology edit

From a +‎ itsatsi (attached).

Pronunciation edit

 
  • IPA(key): (most dialects) /a it͡s̺at͡s̺i/ [a i.t͡s̺a.t͡s̺i]
  • IPA(key): (Biscayan) /a it͡s̻at͡s̻i/ [a i.t͡s̻a.t͡s̻i]

  • Hyphenation: a i‧tsa‧tsi

Noun edit

a itsatsi inan

  1. (linguistics) The final letter of nouns ending in -a in the absolutive indefinite, as opposed to the article -a.
    "Neska" hitzak a itsatsia dauka.The word "neska" [girl] has an organic a.

Declension edit

Further reading edit

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