Vitoria-Gasteiz

Basque

Etymology

From Spanish Vitoria +‎ Gasteiz.

Pronunciation
 
  • IPA(key): (most dialects) /bitoɾia ɡas̺tei̯s̻/ [bi.t̪o.ɾi.a ɣ̞as̺.t̪ei̯s̻]
  • IPA(key): (Biscayan) /bitoɾia ɡas̺tei̯s̺/ [bi.t̪o.ɾi.a ɣ̞as̺.t̪ei̯s̺]

  • Hyphenation: Vi‧to‧ria-Gas‧teiz

Proper noun

Vitoria-Gasteiz inan

  1. Vitoria (a city in Spain)
    Synonyms: Gasteiz, Vitoria (archaic)

Usage notes
  • This is the official name of the city (in Basque and Spanish), being mostly confined to official documents. Modern Basque virtually always uses Gasteiz, while older texts use Vitoria.

Declension
Declension of Vitoria-Gasteiz (inanimate, ending in consonant)
indefinite
absolutive Vitoria-Gasteiz
ergative Vitoria-Gasteizek
dative Vitoria-Gasteizi
genitive Vitoria-Gasteizen
comitative Vitoria-Gasteizekin
causative Vitoria-Gasteizengatik
benefactive Vitoria-Gasteizentzat
instrumental Vitoria-Gasteizez
inessive Vitoria-Gasteizen
locative Vitoria-Gasteizko
allative Vitoria-Gasteizera
terminative Vitoria-Gasteizeraino
directive Vitoria-Gasteizerantz
destinative Vitoria-Gasteizerako
ablative Vitoria-Gasteiztik
partitive Vitoria-Gasteizik
prolative Vitoria-Gasteiztzat

References
  • Patxi Salaberri Zaratiegi (2011) “Gasteiz”, in Araba/Álava: Los nombres de nuestros pueblos‎ (in Spanish), Euskaltzaindia, →ISBN, page 196

Spanish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /biˌtoɾja ɡasˈteis/ [biˌt̪o.ɾja ɣ̞asˈt̪ei̯s]
  • Syllabification: Vi‧to‧ria-Gas‧teiz

Proper noun

Vitoria-Gasteiz f

  1. Vitoria (a city in Spain)

Usage notes
  • This is the official name of the city (in Spanish and Basque), being mostly confined to official documents. Spanish speakers usually use Vitoria and more rarely Gasteiz.
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