akabatu

Basque

Etymology

From Spanish acabar (“to finish”) +‎ -tu.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /akabatu/ [a.ka.β̞a.t̪u]
• Rhymes: -atu, -u
• Hyphenation: a‧ka‧ba‧tu

Noun

akabatu da/du (imperfect participle akabatzen, future participle akabatuko, short form akaba, verbal noun akabatze)

1. (du) to slaughter
2. (da) (said of an animal) to die
3. (da, du) to end, to finish
4. (du) to refine, to polish

Derived terms

• akabatzaile (“polisher, refiner”)

Further reading

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