amaitu

Basque

Etymology

From amai (“ending”) +‎ -tu.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /amai̯tu/ [a.mai̯.t̪u]
• Rhymes: -ai̯tu, -u
• Hyphenation: a‧mai‧tu

Verb

amaitu ? (imperfect participle amaitzen, future participle amaituko, short form amai, verbal noun amaitze)

1. to finish off, end, conclude

   Synonym: bukatu

2. to run out of something, give out
3. to kill

   Synonym: hil

Further reading

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