etzan

I.

io.

1. (Bot.) procumbent, prostrate

2. Inform. cursive

II.

du/ad.

1. to lay down; \etzanda jar ezazu liburu hori lay that book down

2. to lay; amak sehaskan \etzan du umetxoa the mother laid the little baby in the crib da/ad.

1.

a. to lie down; \etzan! lie down!; lurrean \etzan to lie on the ground; ohean \etzan zaitez! lie down on the bed!; ohean datzan eria the patient lying in bed; hondartzan \etzanda dago she's lying on the beach ; amak haurra \etzanda utzi zuen lurrean the mother laid the child down on the ground; lo zetzan he lay asleep; ehundaka hilda zezaten thousands lay dead; luze-luze \etzanda lying sprawled out

b. ( hilerrian, e.a. ) to lie; hemen datza Jesse James here lies Jesse James Oharra: ikus oharra lie2 sarreran

2.

a. ( izan ) to be; horretan datza arazoa therein lies the problem | that's where the problem is; hor datza zentzuaren zentzua therein lies the sense of it all; horretan datza gure etorkizuna therein lies our future ; zertan datza auzia? what's all the controversy about?; paperean datza it has been recorded; hori egia dela, zazpigarren orrialdean datza on page seven it is recorded as true

b. ( kokatu ) to be located, be, lie; Mongolia Asian datza Mongolia is in Asia

c. ( oinarritu ) to rest, lie; nire uste ona zure ontasunea datza my high regard for you rests on your goodness

3. ( eguzkia ) to set; etzatera doan eguzkia the setting sun