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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Basque *ortzi.

Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)
  • IPA(key): /ort͡s̻i/, [o̞r.t͡s̻i]

Noun

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ortzi inan

  1. sky
  2. (Navarro-Lapurdian) storm, thunder
  3. (Navarro-Lapurdian) thundercloud
  4. (Navarro-Lapurdian) brightness of the sky, daylight
  5. (dated, Souletin) atmosphere

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Derived terms

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Adjective

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ortzi (comparative ortziago, superlative ortzien, excessive ortziegi)

  1. (Biscayan, Gipuzkoan) cloudy

References

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  • ortzi”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
  • ortzi”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
  • ortzi” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk