Habia (root)
Encyclopedia
Habia, probably from habe(a), is an element in river names as:
It may also be found in names as: Azkabi (Lohitzun), Habiaga (Ainharp
, Arrast-Larrebieu
, Iholdy
), Zehabia (Armendarits
), Zehabiaga (Chéraute
), Intzabi
, Okabe
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The word habia means 'nest' in modern Basque
. Its original meaning is 'hole', 'lower place', where rivers flow.
- the UhabiaUhabiaThe Uhabia or Ouhabia is a coastal river of the French Basque Country, in Aquitaine, Southwest France.- Geography :It rises at Goizbide in the woods above Ustaritz and Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle, where it is known as the Apalagako erreka....
, a coastal river of the French Basque Country, - the ArdanabiaArdanabiaThe Ardanabia is a left tributary of the Adour, in the French Basque Country, in Aquitaine, Southwest France.- Geography :...
, a left tributary of the AdourAdourThe Adour is a river in southwestern France. It rises in High-Bigorre , at the Col du Tourmalet, and flows into the Atlantic Ocean near Bayonne. It is long, of which the uppermost as the Adour du Tourmalet. At its final stretch, i.e...
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It may also be found in names as: Azkabi (Lohitzun), Habiaga (Ainharp
Ainharp
Ainharp is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.It is located in the former province of Soule.-References:* -External links:*...
, Arrast-Larrebieu
Arrast-Larrebieu
Arrast-Larrebieu is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.It is located in the former province of Soule.-External links:*...
, Iholdy
Iholdy
Iholdy is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.It is located in the former province of Lower Navarre.-References:* -External links:*...
), Zehabia (Armendarits
Armendarits
Armendarits is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.It is located in the former province of Lower Navarre.-External links:*...
), Zehabiaga (Chéraute
Chéraute
Chéraute is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.It is located in the former province of Soule.-External links:*...
), Intzabi
Intzabi
Intzabi, Intzabia with article, is a Basque toponym that may be analyzed by means of two hydronymic roots: euntz* and habia .It applies to stagnant water and may be found in house names or in the Pyrenean name Izabi for 'lake'....
, Okabe
Okabe
Okabe may refer to:* Okabe, Shizuoka, Japan* Okabe, Saitama, Japan* Merauke, a town in the Papua province of Indonesia, which is named as okabe on some maps.* Marie Okabe, Duputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General of the United Nations...
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The word habia means 'nest' in modern Basque
Basque language
Basque is the ancestral language of the Basque people, who inhabit the Basque Country, a region spanning an area in northeastern Spain and southwestern France. It is spoken by 25.7% of Basques in all territories...
. Its original meaning is 'hole', 'lower place', where rivers flow.