akabatu

Basque

Etymology

From Spanish acabar (“to finish”) +‎ -tu.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /akabatu/, [a.ka.β̞a.t̪u]

Noun

akabatu da/du (present participle akabatzen, future participle akabatuko, short form akaba, verbal noun akabatze)

  1. (du) to slaughter
  2. (da) (said of an animal) to die
  3. (da, du) to end, to finish
  4. (du) to refine, to polish

Derived terms
  • akabatzaile (“polisher, refiner”)

Further reading
  • "akabatu" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
  • “akabatu” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.