-tegi

See also: tegi

Basque

Alternative forms

• -degi (see usage notes)

Etymology

Derived from hegi (“edge, border, bank”). Possibly originating from Celtic.

Suffix

-tegi

1. Forms nouns indicating a location.

Usage notes

• Takes the form -degi after words ending l or n:

  ‎kirol (“sport”) + ‎-tegi → ‎kiroldegi (“sports center”).

• Exception:

  ‎lan (“work”) + ‎-tegi → ‎lantegi (“workplace”)

Derived terms

Basque terms suffixed with -tegi

abartegi

abeltegi

adibidetegi

adizkitegi

aletegi

aprobetxategi

aroztegi

arranotegi

azeritegi

bainutegi

Berastegi

bihitegi

epaitegi

erlategi

euskaltegi

garagardotegi

garautegi

harategi

hezurtegi

hiztegi

igeltsutegi

ikastegi

inurritegi

kiroldegi

lantegi

liburutegi

lorategi

okindegi

santutegi

sutegi

uhartegi

umezurztegi

untxitegi

urdandegi

urtegi

usategi

zabortegi

zurgindegi

References

• R. L. Trask (2008), “hegi”, in Max W. Wheeler, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Basque, University of Sussex, page 163