abant egin

Basque

Etymology

From abant (“rowing”) +‎ egin (“to row”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abant eɡin/, [a.β̞ãn̪t̪ e̞.ɣ̞ĩn]

Verb

abant egin du (imperfect participle abant egiten, future participle abant egingo or abant eginen, short form abant egin, verbal noun abant egite)

1. to row

   Synonym: arraun egin

Further reading

• “abant egin”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “abant egin”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005