nagusi

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Basque[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Unknown, if the adjective senses are the original, then it probably contains the suffix *-i.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

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  • IPA(key): /naɡus̺i/, [na.ɣ̞u.s̺i]

Adjective[edit]

nagusi (comparative nagusiago, superlative nagusien, excessive nagusiegi)

  1. main, principal
  2. older, elder
  3. adult

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Noun[edit]

nagusi anim

  1. (as a title) boss, chief, specially of a house

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References[edit]

  1. ^ nagusi” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk

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