aurten
Basque
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Basque *(h)aur + *urte + *-n,[1] equivalent to hau (“this”) + urte (“year”) + -n (“in”), literally “in this year”. The placement of the demonstrative before the noun is unusual.
Pronunciation
editAdverb
editaurten (not comparable)
Derived terms
edit- aurtendanik (“from this year”)
- aurtengo (“of this year, originating this year”)
References
edit- ^ “urte” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk
Further reading
edit- “aurten”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
- “aurten”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005