Basque Word of the Day
gaua
/GAU-a/ • noun — 14th of Jul, 2026
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Meaning: night; the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise
Examples
- Gaua lasai pasatu zen herrian.
(The night passed quietly in the town.) - Haren ahotsa gauean hobeto entzuten da.
(His voice is heard better at night.) - Gaua heldu zenean, argiak piztu genituen.
(When night arrived, we turned on the lights.)
Synonyms
- gauealdi
- ilunaldia
Antonyms
- egun
Gaua is the common word for 'night'. Use gauean to mean 'at night' and gauez for 'during the night' or 'by night'. It appears in compounds/adjectives like gaueko (nightly) and in time expressions (e.g., gaueko 22:00 = 10:00 p.m.).
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