txori

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Basque

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Diminutive of zori (luck), from Proto-Basque *zori (compare txolarre (sparrow)).[1] Similar sense development in Catalan au (bird), auçe (luck, fortune).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃoɾi/ [t͡ʃo.ɾi]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -oɾi
  • Hyphenation: txo‧ri

Noun

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txori anim

  1. bird
    • 1957, Joxean Artze, Txoria txori:
      Bainan, honela / ez zen gehiago txoria izango
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ zori” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk

Further reading

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  • txori”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
  • txori”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005