Basque

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Etymology

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From hitz (word) +‎ -dun, with regular deaffrication and suffix devoicing.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /his̻tun/ [his̻.t̪ũn]
 
  • IPA(key): (Gipuzkoan, Navarrese) /is̻tun/ [is̻.t̪ũn]
  • IPA(key): (Biscayan) /is̺tun/ [is̺.t̪ũn]

 

  • Hyphenation: hiz‧tun

Adjective

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hiztun (comparative hiztunago, superlative hiztunen, excessive hiztunegi)

  1. talkative
    Synonym: berritsu
  2. speaking (with the ability to speak)

Declension

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Noun

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hiztun anim

  1. speaker

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