babestu
Appearance
Basque
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From babes (“shelter”) + -tu.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]babestu da/du (imperfect participle babesten, future participle babestuko, short form babes, verbal noun babeste)
- to protect
Derived terms
[edit]- babesle (“protector”)
Further reading
[edit]- “babestu”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
- “babestu”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005