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Etymology edit

From zaldi (horse) +‎ -dun. First attested in 1125 as the surname Aner Ssalduna in the Cartulary of Sorde .[1]

Pronunciation edit

 
  • IPA(key): (most dialects) /s̻aldun/ [s̻al̪.d̪ũn]
  • IPA(key): (Biscayan) /s̺aldun/ [s̺al̪.d̪ũn]

  • Rhymes: -aldun
  • Hyphenation: zal‧dun

Noun edit

zaldun anim

  1. knight

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References edit

  1. ^ Jean-Baptiste Orpustan (2021 June 26 (last accessed)) Les noms des maisons médiévales en Labourd, Basse-Navarre, et Soule[1] (in French), archived from the original on 26 June 2021, page 6

Further reading edit

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