abarreztatu

Basque

Etymology

From abarrez (instrumental indefinite of abar (“small branch”)) +‎ -tatu.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /abares̻tatu/ [a.β̞a.res̻.t̪a.t̪u]

• IPA^(key): (most dialects) /abares̻tatu/ [a.β̞a.res̻.t̪a.t̪u]
• IPA^(key): (Biscayan) /abares̺tatu/ [a.β̞a.res̺.t̪a.t̪u]

• Rhymes: -atu
• Hyphenation: a‧ba‧rrez‧ta‧tu

Verb

abarreztatu du (imperfect participle abarreztatzen, future participle abarreztatuko, short form abarrezta, verbal noun abarreztatze)

1. to cover with branches

Further reading

• “abarreztatu”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005