atxilotu

Basque

Etymology

From atxilo (“under arrest”) +‎ -tu.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /at͡ʃilotu/ [a.t͡ʃi.lo.t̪u]
• IPA^(key): (Southern) /at͡ʃiʎotu/ [a.t͡ʃi.ʎo.t̪u]
• Rhymes: -otu, -u
• Hyphenation: a‧txi‧lo‧tu

Verb

atxilotu du (imperfect participle atxilotzen, future participle atxilotuko, short form atxilo, verbal noun atxilotze)

1. to arrest

Further reading

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