porrot egin

Basque

Etymology

From porrot (“failure”) +‎ egin (“to do”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /porot eɡin/, [po̞.ro̞t̪ e̞.ɣ̞ĩn]

Verb

porrot egin du (present participle porrot egiten, future participle porrot egingo, short form porrot egin, verbal noun porrot egite)

  1. to fail
  2. to go bankrupt

Further reading
  • "porrot egin" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
  • “porrot egin” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus
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