Intzabi
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Intzabi, Intzabia with article, is a Basque
toponym that may be analyzed by means of two hydronym
ic roots: euntz*
and habia (root)
.
It applies to stagnant water and may be found in house names (Bidarray
, Urepel
, …) or in the Pyrenean
name Izabi for 'lake'.
Basque language
Basque is the ancestral language of the Basque people, who inhabit the Basque Country, a region spanning an area in northeastern Spain and southwestern France. It is spoken by 25.7% of Basques in all territories...
toponym that may be analyzed by means of two hydronym
Hydronym
A hydronym is a proper name of a body of water. Hydronymy is the study of hydronyms and of how bodies of water receive their names and how they are transmitted through history...
ic roots: euntz*
Asterisk
An asterisk is a typographical symbol or glyph. It is so called because it resembles a conventional image of a star. Computer scientists and mathematicians often pronounce it as star...
and habia (root)
Habia (root)
Habia, probably from habe, is an element in river names as:* the Uhabia, a coastal river of the French Basque Country,* the Ardanabia, a left tributary of the Adour....
.
It applies to stagnant water and may be found in house names (Bidarray
Bidarray
Bidarray is a commune of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.It is located in the former province of Lower Navarre.-References:* -External links:*...
, Urepel
Urepel
Urepel is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.It is located in the former province of Lower Navarre.-External links:*...
, …) or in the Pyrenean
Pyrenees
The Pyrenees is a range of mountains in southwest Europe that forms a natural border between France and Spain...
name Izabi for 'lake'.