afaldu

Basque

Etymology

From afari (“dinner”) +‎ -du (verbal suffix).

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /afaldu/ [a.fal̪.d̪u]
• Rhymes: -aldu, -u
• Hyphenation: a‧fal‧du

Verb

afaldu da/du (imperfect participle afaltzen, future participle afalduko, short form afal, verbal noun afaltze)

1. to have dinner

Usage notes

• Takes transitive auxiliaries in the South and intransitive ones in the North.

References

• “afaldu” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk

Further reading

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