-tegi

See also: tegi

Basque

Alternative forms

• -degi (see usage notes)

Etymology

May be related to hegi (“edge, border, bank”).

Suffix

-tegi

1. Forms nouns indicating a location.

Usage notes

• Takes the form -degi after words ending l or n:

  ‎kirol (“sport”) ‎-tegi → ‎kiroldegi (“sports center”).

• Exception:

  ‎lan (“work”) ‎-tegi → ‎lantegi (“workplace”)

Derived terms

Basque terms suffixed with -tegi

References

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