-tegi

Basque

Etymology

May be identical with hegi (“edge, border, bank”).

Suffix

-tegi

  1. Forms nouns indicating a location. Takes the form -degi after words ending l or n.

References
  • hegi in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk
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