-dun

See also: Appendix: Variations of "dun"

Basque

Etymology

Reduced form of duen (“who/which has [it]”), from du (“[he/she/it] has [it]”) +‎ -n (relative pronoun).

Suffix

-dun

haver, possessor
‎euskal (“Basque”) + ‎-dun → ‎euskaldun (“Basque speaker”)

‎zaldi (“horse”) + ‎-dun → ‎zaldun (“knight”)

Derived terms

Basque terms suffixed with -dun

References

R. L. Trask (2008) “-dun”, in Max W. Wheeler, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Basque, University of Sussex, page 162