zazpi
BasqueEdit
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Cardinal: zazpi Ordinal: zazpigarren Multiplier: zazpikoitz Fractional: zazpiren |
EtymologyEdit
Unknown, but maybe from Proto-Basque *borźa-z-bi (“five with two”), with initial syllable apheresis.[1] Often compared with
Iberian sisbi (“seven”).[2]
PronunciationEdit
NumeralEdit
zazpi
DeclensionEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ “zazpi” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk
- ^ Orduña A., Eduardo (2011), “Los numerales ibéricos y el protovasco [Iberian numerals and Proto-Basque]”, in Veleia[1] (in Spanish), volume 28, pages 125–139