gisan

Basque

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡis̺an/ [ɡi.s̺ãn]
• Rhymes: -is̺an
• Hyphenation: gi‧san

Noun

gisan

1. inessive singular of gisa

Postposition

gisan

1. [+genitive] as, like, in the manner of

   Synonyms: gisa, gisara, gisaz, bezala

   • 1571, Joanes Leizarraga, editor, Iesus Christ Gure Iaunaren Testamentu Berria‎^[1], La Rochelle, Ioann 1:32:

     Orduan bada teſtifica ceçan Ioanneſec, cioela, Ikuſſi dut Spiritua iauſten dela vſſo columba baten guiſſán cerutic eta egon-ere bacedin haren gainean. [Original spelling]
     Orduan bada testifika zezan Joanesek, zioela, ikusi dut Espiritua jausten dela uso kolunba baten gisan zerutik eta egon ere bazedin haren gainean. [Modernized spelling]

     And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him. – KJV

Further reading

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