The author and compiler of this dictionary is

Mikel Morris, the result of 20 years of work. The

Author and
structure of the on-line dictionary was designed
Compiler
by Eleka ingeniaritza linguistikoa.

The dictionary that we have put on-line is the

Morris Student Plus Dictionary, the most
complete and modern English-Basque Basque-
English dictionary to date. It has been updated
and follows the latest recommndations of the
Royal Academy of the Basque Language,
Content Euskaltzaindia.

The dictionary contains:

67,000 headwards

120,000 expressions and idioms

Please bear in mind that the dictionary is

organized in a strictly rigorous fashion. Look at
the part of speech. Within each part of speech
there may be senses, marked by a number and
often followed by an abbreviation or an
explanation of each sense in between
parentheses.

Subsenses are marked by a letter.

e.g. apurtu du/ad. 1. (apurretan puskatu) a.

(jostailua, e.a.) to break b. (platera, e.a.) to
break, smash, shatter.

Grammatical information is given between [].

e.g. Zur iz. [-r-]. This means that when an ending

to added on to the word, the "r" is not doubled,
i.e. "zura", not "*zura".

Resulting hit The symbol "~" is used in place of the headword.

e.g. Adiskide iz. friend; ~ak gara we are friends.

Here, "~ak" means "adiskideak".

This dictionary was originally written for Basque

speakers and hence, the abbreviations are
Basque. If you are unable to understand them, you
may look them up in the abbreviation table
provided. It includes the full Basque word(s) and
the English translation. And if you are unable to
understand the word(s) in between the
parentheses, you will have to look them up as
well.

In the English-Basque part of the dictionary,

phrasal verbs (e.g. get out, pay back) are given
their own subsection. In the Basque-English part
of the dictionary, compound verbs (e.g. hitz egin,
aurrea hartu) get the same treatment.
$ Finantzak = Finance
O Zero = Null form
ad. aditza = verb
ad/irg. aditz iragangaitza = intransitive verb
ad/irk. aditz iragankorra = transitive verb
ad/lag. aditz laguntzailea = auxiliary verb
ad/p. aditz partikuladuna = phrasal verb
adb. adberbioa = adverb
adj. adjektiboa = adjective
Aeron. Aeronautika = Aeronautics
Akad. akademikoa = academic
Albait. Albaitaritza = Veterinarian Medicine
alg. adizlaguna = adjectivizer
Argota = Slang
Arkaismoa = Archaic
Arkit. Arkitektura = Architecture
Arraina = Fish
Astrol. Astrologia = Astrology
Astron. Astronomia = Astronomy
atsot. atsotitza = proverb
atzk. atzizkia = suffix
aurk. aurrizkia = prefix
AUS Australia
Auto. Automobilgintza = Automobile

B Bizkaikoa = Biscay dialect

b.b. batik bat = especially
b.m.f. behe-mailako forma = lower form
ban. banatzaile = distributive
Biol. Biologia = Biology

CAN Kanada = Canada

d. dagokiona = corresponding to
da/ad. "da" erabiltzen duen aditza = verb which
takes "da"
du/ad. "du" erabiltzen duen aditza = verb which
takes "du"

e.a. eta abar = etc.

edota. edota = or
e-en ezeren = of something
e-entzat ezerentzat = for something
e-gatik ezerengatik = because of something
 e-i ezeri = to something
e-k ezerk = something (in ergative case)
e-kin ezerekin = with something
e-ko ezertako = for something
e-r ezer = something (absolutive case)
e-ra ezertara = to something (moving)
e-raino ezertaraino = as far as something
e-rako ezertarako = for something
e-tan ezertan = in something
e-tik ezertatik = from something
e-tzat ezertzat = as something
e-z ezertaz = about something
ehiz. ehiztaritza = hunting
Elek. Elektrizitatea = Electricity
Emakumezkoa = Feminine
erak. erakuslea =
erl. erlijioa = religion
esa. esaera = saying
Esk. Eskoziakoa = Scottish

Filo. Filosofia = Philosophy

Fis. Fisika = Physics
Formala, jasoa = formal

G Gipuzkoakoa = Gipuzkoan dialect

g.g.b. gutxi gora behera = more or less
g.m.f. goi mailako forma = higher form
GB Great Britain (Britainia Handia)
Geog. Geografia = Geography
Geol. Geologia = Geology
Gizonezkoa = masculine
Gram. Gramatika = Grammar

H Hegoaldea = Southern Basque Country

H. Jak. Hizkuntz Jakintza = Linguistics
h.g. honetaz gain = also
Hegazt. Ornitologia = Bird
hitz itsusia, biraoa = offensive word

I Iparraldea = Northern Basque Country

i-en inoren = someone's
i-gatik inorengatik = because of someone
Abbreviations i-go inongo = of somewhere
Laburpenak i-i inori = to someone
i-k inork = someone (ergative case)
i-kin inorekin = with someone
ikus. ikus ezazu = see
i-r inor = someone (absolutive case)
i-ra inork
i-raino inoraino = up to somewhere
i-z inortaz = about someone
il. izenlaguna = adjectivizer
Inform. Informatika = Computer science
interj. interjekzio = interjection
IRE Irlanda = Ireland
iron. ironikoa = ironic
irud. irudizkoa = figurative
ITB. Irrati-telebista = Radio and TV
iz. izena = noun
izo. izenordea = pronoun

Josk. Josketa = Sewing

junt. juntailua = conjunction

[K] kontagarria = Countable

Karta-jokoa = Karta-jokoa = Card game
Kaz. Kazetaritza = Journalism
Kim. Kimika = Chemistry
Kir. Kirola = Sports
Kristau. Teologia = Christian Religion (esp.
Catholic)

L Lapurdikoa = Lapurdi dialect

Lagunart. Lagunartea = Familiar
Landr Landarea = Plant
lbrpn laburpena = abbreviation
lhn lehenaldia = past
lhnp Lehenaldiko partizipioa = past participle
Lit. Literatura = Literary term
Lit. Literature = Literature

Mat. Matematika = Mathematics

Meag. Meagintza = Mining
Med. Medikuntza = Medicine
Met. Meteorologia = Meteorology
Mil. Militarra = Military
Mus. Musika = Music

N Nafarroako = Upper Navarrese dialect

Nau. Itsasgintza = Nautical
NB Nafarroa Beherea = Lower Navarrese dialect
o.s. oneself
obj. objektua = object
Oharra Note
oro. oro har = generall

Parl. Parlamentua = Parliament

pl. plurala = plural
Pol. Politika = Politics
post. postposizioa = postposition
prep. preposizioa = preposition
Psik. Psikologia = Psychology

RSA Hego Afrika = South Africa

sb somebody
sing. singular
sth something
Sukal. Sukaldaritza = Cuisine

Tek. Teknologia = Technology

Trenb. Trenbidea = Rail

Umorea = humour
Uni. unibertsitatea = University
USA United States of America

Z Zuberokoa = Zuberoan dialect

[Z] zenbatezina = Uncountable
z.o. zentzu ona = good sense
z.tx. zentzu txarra = bad sense
Zaharra = dated
zen. zenbaki = number
zenb. zenbatzaile = quantifier
Zomorroa = Insects, Bugs
Zoo. animalia (arraina, intsektu/araknidoa,
hegaztia ez dena) = animal (not being a fish,
insect/arachnid, or bird)
Zool. Zoologia
Zuzb. Zuzenbidea = Law