katea

Basque

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin catēna.

Noun

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

Noun

katea

1. absolutive singular of kate

Further reading

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