derrigortu

Basque

Etymology

From derrigor (“necessarily”) +‎ -tu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deriɡortu/, [d̪e̞.ri.ɣ̞o̞r.t̪u]

Verb

derrigortu ? (imperfect participle derrigortzen, future participle derrigortuko, short form derrigor, verbal noun derrigortze)

1. to force, compel, oblige

Further reading

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