Re: Basque names around Pinochet

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From: JORGE OCHOA-GARAY
Date: Thu, 26 Nov 1998 00:00

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On Thu, 26 Nov 1998, Luistxo Fernandez wrote:

> Just as a curiosity. Did anyone notice the amount of Basque names
> surrounding the Pinochet affaire?
>
> The general himself is Augusto Pinochet UGARTE. His wife is Lucia HIRIART.
> His substitute as the head of the Chilean Army is General IZURIETA. His
> former Justice minister when he was president was Margarita MADARIAGA.
>
> And now, the Chancellor or Foreign Affairs minister of Chile is called
> INSULZA, and the Chilean ambassador to the UK is a certain ARTAZA.

Basque-l-kideon eskutik ikasi dugun filologiaz eta, Pinochet izena
bera euskaldun jatorrizkoa liteke: pinochet > pino-cho-et >
pino-txo-eta > pinu-txo-eta, hau da pinu txikiak hazten diren tokia.
Bota pinue! :-)
Jorge
PS lankide italiarrak alderantziz, 'pinoch' pinochio-tik datorrela, ta
amaierazko 'et' piccolo esanahia omen duela, hau da pinotxo txikia.
Generalaren sudur tamainuak bere hipotesia frogatzen duela.

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