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Basque

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /katea/ [ka.t̪e.a]
  • Rhymes: -ea
  • Hyphenation: ka‧te‧a

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Latin catēna.

Noun

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katea inan

  1. Obsolete form of kate (chain).
    • c. 1567, Joan Perez de Lazarraga, “Mundu guztian orain ez dago...”, in Lazarraga Eskuizkribuaren edizioa eta azterketa. II. Testua, EHU Press, published 2020, →ISBN:
      Denpora baten lotu ninduçun / catea fortiz batequin
      [Denpora baten lotu ninduzun / katea fortitz batekin]
      You used to bound me / with a strong chain

Etymology 2

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Noun

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katea

  1. absolutive singular of kate

Further reading

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  • kate”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005