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gisa

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See also:ǧíša

Basque

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Etymology

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First attested in 1571, a borrowing fromSpanish orOld Spanishguisa; itself likely fromGothic*𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍃𐌰(*weisa,“way, manner”), fromProto-Germanic*wīsō(“way, method, etc.”), related to*wīsaz(“wise”).

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /ɡis̺a/,[ɡi.s̺a]

Noun

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gisa inan

way,manner
Synonyms:modu,molde

Declension

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Declension ofgisa(inanimate, ending in-a)
	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	gisa	gisa	gisak
ergative	gisak	gisak	gisek
dative	gisari	gisari	gisei
genitive	gisaren	gisaren	gisen
comitative	gisarekin	gisarekin	gisekin
causative	gisarengatik	gisarengatik	gisengatik
benefactive	gisarentzat	gisarentzat	gisentzat
instrumental	gisaz	gisaz	gisez
inessive	gisatan	gisan	gisetan
locative	gisatako	gisako	gisetako
allative	gisatara	gisara	gisetara
terminative	gisataraino	gisaraino	gisetaraino
directive	gisatarantz	gisarantz	gisetarantz
destinative	gisatarako	gisarako	gisetarako
ablative	gisatatik	gisatik	gisetatik
partitive	gisarik	—	—
prolative	gisatzat	—	—

Derived terms

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gisa batera(“in a way”)
gisa izan(“to be adequate”)
gisako(“adequate”)

Postposition

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gisa

[withgenitive]as,like, in themanner of
Synonyms:gisan,gisara,gisaz,bezala
Oiloengisa zabiltza. ―You walklike a hen. (literally, “You walk [in]the way of hens.”)

Usage notes

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The declined formsgisan,gisara andgisaz can also be used as postpositions, with the same meaning. The first two are about as common as the bare form, while the last one is rarer.