babestu

Basque

Etymology

From babes (“shelter”) +‎ -tu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /babes̺tu/ [ba.β̞es̺.t̪u]
• Rhymes: -es̺tu, -u
• Hyphenation: ba‧bes‧tu

Verb

babestu da/du (imperfect participle babesten, future participle babestuko, short form babes, verbal noun babeste)

1. to protect

Derived terms

• babesle (“protector”)

Further reading

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