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egon

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See also: Egon and egón

Basque

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eɡon/ [e.ɣ̞õn]
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  • Rhymes: -eɡon, -on
  • Hyphenation: e‧gon

Verb

egon da/zaio (imperfect participle egoten, future participle egongo or egonen, short form egon, verbal noun egote)

  1. (da) to be, exist
    Synonyms: izan, ibili
  2. (zaio) to correspond
  3. (Northern, da) to stay, to dwell
    Synonyms: ostatatu, gelditu, ostatu hartu
    • 1571, Joanes Leizarraga, editor, Iesus Christ Gure Iaunaren Testamentu Berria‎, La Rochelle, Ioann 1:38:
      Eta itzuliric Ieſuſec, eta ikuſſiric hec çarreitzala, dioſte hæy, Ceren bilha çabiltzate? Eta hec erran cieçoten, Rabbi (erran nahi baita hambat nola Magiſtrua) non egoiten aiz?
      [Eta itzulirik Jesusek, eta ikusirik hek zarreitzala, dioste haei, Zeren bilha zabiltzate? Eta hek erran ziezoten, Rabbi (erran nahi baita hanbat nola Majistrua) non egoten haiz?]
      Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye? They said unto him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted, Master) where dwellest thou? – KJV

Usage notes

  • Southern Basque (like Spanish) has two different verbs that are usually translated to English as “to be”; izan and egon. The former is used to express a quality of something, while the latter is used to express a state (e.g. location). For example:
    Mahaia handia da. ― The table is big. (using izan because this is an inherent quality of the table)
    Mahaia zikina dago. ― The table is dirty. (using egon because this is an temporary state the table is in)
    Iñaki Donostiakoa da. ― Iñaki is from San Sebastián. (using izan because it is an immutable quality of Iñaki)
    Iñaki Donostian dago. ― Iñaki is in San Sebastián. (using egon because it is describing Iñaki's location)
  • Northern Basque does not have this distinction, and egon translates to "to stay" instead, making the last sentence mean "Iñaki is staying in San Sebastián".

Conjugation

More information Mood / Tense, NOR (absolutive) ...

1. Archaic or literary.

More information Mood / Tense, NOR (absolutive) ...
More information NOR (absolutive), NORI (dative) ...

Further reading

  • “egon”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
  • “egon”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
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Finnish

Noun

egon

  1. genitive singular of ego

Anagrams

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