baztertu

Basque

Etymology

From bazter (“corner”) +‎ -tu.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /bas̻tertu/ [bas̻.t̪er.t̪u]

• IPA^(key): (most dialects) /bas̻tertu/ [bas̻.t̪er.t̪u]
• IPA^(key): (Biscayan) /bas̺tertu/ [bas̺.t̪er.t̪u]

• Rhymes: -ertu
• Hyphenation: baz‧ter‧tu

Verb

baztertu da/du (imperfect participle baztertzen, future participle baztertuko, short form bazter, verbal noun baztertze)

1. to leave for a lonely place, to go somewhere in order to be alone

   Synonym: bakartu

2. to cast away, to discard
3. to ignore, to marginalize

   Synonym: bazterreratu

Derived terms

• baztertzaile (“marginalizer”)

 

Further reading

• “baztertu”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
• “baztertu”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005