Basque

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Etymology

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From hil (dead) +‎ herri (village).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /hileri/ [hi.le.ri]
  • IPA(key): (Southern) /iʎeri/ [i.ʎe.ri]
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  • Rhymes: -eri
  • Hyphenation: hi‧le‧rri

Noun

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hilerri inan

  1. graveyard, cemetery
    Synonym: (colloquial) kanposantu
    • 1686, Bernard Gazteluzar, Eguia Catholicac [The Catholic Truths]‎[1], Pau, page 187:
      Ala hau Eſpantu ederra! / Ilherritic hil-ondoan; / Sartcen da Andre beçala / Ceruco Palatioan.
      [Ala hau espantu ederra! / Ilherritik hil-ondoan / Sartzen da Andre bezala / Zeruko palazioan]
      What a beautiful sight! / From the graveyard, after dying, / like the Virgin Mary, enters / the heavenly palace

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