bedeinkatu

Basque

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin benedictum, with metathesis.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bedei̯nkatu/, [be̞.ð̞ẽ̞ĩ̯ŋ.ka.t̪u]

Verb

bedeinkatu du (present participle bedeinkatzen, future participle bedeinkatuko, short form bedeinka, verbal noun bedeinkatze)

  1. to bless

Derived terms
  • bedeinkatzaile (“blesser”)

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