"-iz" meaning in Basque

See -iz in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /is̻/, [is̻], /is̻/ [dialectal], [is̻] [dialectal], /is̺/ [Biscayan], [is̺] [Biscayan] Forms: -itz [alternative]
Rhymes: -is̻, -is̻, -is̺ Etymology: Uncertain, possibilities include: * a variant of the plural suffix -itz found in anitz (“many”). * a variant of the collective suffix -tza. * derived from the Latin genitive -icī as used in personal names. * derived from the Latin ablative -īs. * derived from Spanish -ez. Furthermore, it is not certain that the patronymic suffix is identical to the one found in toponyms. Etymology templates: {{unc|eu}} Uncertain, {{cog|la|-}} Latin, {{cog|la|-}} Latin, {{cog|es|-ez}} Spanish -ez Head templates: {{head|eu|suffix}} -iz, {{tlb|eu|non-productive}} (no longer productive)
  1. Toponymic suffix. Tags: idiomatic, morpheme
    Sense id: en--iz-eu-suffix-p87Ex7Eg
  2. Patronymic suffix found in surnames. Tags: idiomatic, morpheme
    Sense id: en--iz-eu-suffix-bzLQohsk Categories (other): Pages with entries, Basque entries with incorrect language header, Pages using catfix, Pages with 3 entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 55 21 19 0 Disambiguation of Basque entries with incorrect language header: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 13 87
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      "ipa": "[is̻]",
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