Etymology
Coined by Basque nationalist, writer and politician Sabino Arana in the 19th century by arbitrarily contracting gogo huts on (“good empty spirit”) to replace aingeru, a borrowing from Latin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡot͡s̻on/ [ɡo.t͡s̻õn]
- Rhymes: -ots̻on, -on
- Hyphenation: go‧tzon
Noun
gotzon anim
- (neologism) angel
- Synonym: aingeru
Declension
More information indefinite, singular ...
Declension of gotzon (anim C-stem)
|
indefinite |
singular |
plural |
proximal plural |
| absolutive |
gotzon |
gotzona |
gotzonak |
gotzonok |
| ergative |
gotzonek |
gotzonak |
gotzonek |
gotzonok |
| dative |
gotzoni |
gotzonari |
gotzonei |
gotzonoi |
| genitive |
gotzonen |
gotzonaren |
gotzonen |
gotzonon |
| comitative |
gotzonekin |
gotzonarekin |
gotzonekin |
gotzonokin |
| causative |
gotzonengatik |
gotzonarengatik |
gotzonengatik |
gotzonongatik |
| benefactive |
gotzonentzat |
gotzonarentzat |
gotzonentzat |
gotzonontzat |
| instrumental |
gotzonez |
gotzonaz |
gotzonez |
gotzonotaz |
| innesive |
gotzonengan |
gotzonarengan |
gotzonengan |
gotzonongan |
| locative |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| allative |
gotzonengana |
gotzonarengana |
gotzonengana |
gotzonongana |
| terminative |
gotzonenganaino |
gotzonarenganaino |
gotzonenganaino |
gotzononganaino |
| directive |
gotzonenganantz |
gotzonarenganantz |
gotzonenganantz |
gotzononganantz |
| destinative |
gotzonenganako |
gotzonarenganako |
gotzonenganako |
gotzononganako |
| ablative |
gotzonengandik |
gotzonarengandik |
gotzonengandik |
gotzonongandik |
| partitive |
gotzonik |
— |
— |
— |
| prolative |
gotzontzat |
— |
— |
— |
Close
Further reading
- “gotzon”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “gotzon”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005