zekien

Basque

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /s̻ekien/ [s̻e.ki.ẽn]

• IPA^(key): (most dialects) /s̻ekien/ [s̻e.ki.ẽn]
• IPA^(key): (Biscayan) /s̺ekien/ [s̺e.ki.ẽn]

• Rhymes: -ien
• Hyphenation: ze‧ki‧en

Etymology 1

Verb

zekien

1. Third-person singular (hura), taking third-person plural (haiei) as indirect object, past subjunctive form of izan.

Usage notes

Linguistically, this verb form can be seen as belonging to the reconstructed citation form edin instead of izan.

Etymology 2

Verb

zekien

1. Third-person singular (hura), taking third-person plural (haiei) as indirect object, past indicative form of ekin (“to devote”).

Etymology 3

Verb

zekien

1. Third-person singular (hark), taking third-person singular (hura) as direct object, past indicative form of jakin (“to know”).