egon

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• IPA^(key): /eɡon/, [e̞.ɣ̞õ̞n]

egon da/zaio (imperfect participle egoten, future participle egongo or egonen, short form egon, verbal noun egote)

1. (da) to be, exist

   Synonyms: izan, ibili

2. (zaio) to correspond
3. (Northern, da) to stay, to dwell

   Synonyms: ostatatu, gelditu, ostatu hartu

   • 1571, Joanes Leizarraga, editor, Iesus Christ Gure Iaunaren Testamentu Berria‎^[1], La Rochelle, Ioann 1:38:

     Eta itzuliric Ieſuſec, eta ikuſſiric hec çarreitzala, dioſte hæy, Ceren bilha çabiltzate? Eta hec erran cieçoten, Rabbi (erran nahi baita hambat nola Magiſtrua) non egoiten aiz?

     [Eta itzulirik Jesusek, eta ikusirik hek zarreitzala, dioste haei, Zeren bilha zabiltzate? Eta hek erran ziezoten, Rabbi (erran nahi baita hanbat nola Majistrua) non egoten haiz?]

     Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye? They said unto him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted, Master) where dwellest thou? – KJV

• Southern Basque (like Spanish) has two different verbs that are usually translated to English as “to be”; izan and egon. The former is used to express a quality of something, while the latter is used to express a state (e.g. location). For example:

  Mahaia handia da. ― The table is big. (using izan because this is an inherent quality of the table)

  Mahaia zikina dago. ― The table is dirty. (using egon because this is an temporary state the table is in)

  Iñaki Donostiakoa da. ― Iñaki is from San Sebastián. (using izan because it is an immutable quality of Iñaki)

  Iñaki Donostian dago. ― Iñaki is in San Sebastián. (using egon because it is describing Iñaki's location)

• Northern Basque does not have this distinction, and egon translates to "to stay" instead, making the last sentence mean "Iñaki is staying in San Sebastián".

• “egon”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
• “egon”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

egon

1. genitive singular of ego

• geno-