sorgin

Basque

Etymology

Of uncertain origin. It almost certainly contains the suffix -gin (“doer, maker”), but the first element is obscure.

Pronunciation
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  • IPA(key): /s̺orɡin/ [s̺or.ɣ̞ĩn]
  • Rhymes: -orɡin
  • Hyphenation: sor‧gin

Adjective

sorgin (comparative sorginago, superlative sorginen, excessive sorginegi)

  1. (of a woman) witch, evil, crone
  2. captivating, enchanting
    Synonym: liluragarri

Declension

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

Noun

sorgin anim

  1. witch, sorcerer
    Synonym: azti

Declension

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

Derived terms
  • sorgin-afari
  • sorgin-baratxuri (“wild garlic”)
  • sorgin-belar (“deadly nightshade”)
  • sorgin-dantza
  • sorgin-ehiza (“witch-hunt”)
  • sorgin-gurpil
  • sorgin-haize
  • sorgin-iratze (“lady fern”)
  • sorgin-oilo (“butterfly”)
  • sorgin-orratz
  • sorgin-orrazi (“curly plumeless thistle”)
  • sorgin-txori (“treecreper”)
  • sorgindu (“to become a witch”)
  • sorgingo (“witchery”)
  • sorginkeria (“witchery”)
  • sorgintasun (“witchery”)
  • sorgintza (“witchery”)
  • sorgintzaile
  • sorgintze

Descendants
  • → Spanish: jorguín

Further reading
  • "sorgin" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
  • “sorgin” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus
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