-dun

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Basque[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Reduced form of duen (who/which has [it]), from du ([he/she/it] has [it]) +‎ -n (relative pronoun).

Suffix[edit]

-dun

  1. haver, possessor
    euskal (Basque) + ‎-dun → ‎euskaldun (Basque speaker)
    zaldi (horse) + ‎-dun → ‎zaldun (knight)

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • -dun” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk