gurutze

Basque

Etymology

Probably borrowed from a Romance descendant of Latin crucem.

Pronunciation
  • Audio(file)
  • IPA(key): /ɡuɾut͡s̻e/ [ɡu.ɾu.t͡s̻e]
  • Rhymes: -uts̻e
  • Hyphenation: gu‧ru‧tze

Noun

gurutze inan

  1. cross
  2. (figuratively) torture, misery
  3. intersection, crossing

Declension

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms
  • bidegurutze (“crossroads”)
  • Gurutze Gorria (“Red Cross”)
  • gurutze santuaren egin (“to make the sign of the cross”)
  • gurutze-bide (“Way of the Cross”)
  • gurutze-ganga (“Latin cross plan”)
  • gurutzearen seinale (“sign of the cross”)
  • gurutzedun (“cruciferous”)
  • gurutzefika (“crucifix”)
  • gurutzeratu (“to crucify”)
  • gurutzeria (“crossing of a church”)
  • gurutzeta (“crossroads”)
  • gurutzetara (“forming a cross”)
  • gurutzefikatu (“to crucify”)
  • gurutzegrama (“crosswords”)

Further reading
  • "gurutze" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
  • “gurutze” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.