Basque edit

Etymology edit

From gaixo (patient) +‎ -tasun (abstract noun suffix)

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ɡai̯ʃotas̺un/ [ɡai̯.ʃo.t̪a.s̺ũn]
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -as̺un
  • Hyphenation: gai‧xo‧ta‧sun

Noun edit

gaixotasun inan

  1. disease, illness
    Synonym: eritasun

Declension edit

Further reading edit

  • "gaixotasun" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
  • gaixotasun” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus