famatu

Basque

Etymology

From fama (“fame, glory”) +‎ -tu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /famatu/ [fa.ma.t̪u]
• Rhymes: -atu, -u
• Hyphenation: fa‧ma‧tu

Adjective

famatu (comparative famatuago, superlative famatuen, excessive famatuegi)

1. famous

   Synonym: ospetsu

Declension

Declension of famatu (adjective, ending in vowel)

		indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive		famatu	famatua	famatuak
ergative		famatuk	famatuak	famatuek
dative		famaturi	famatuari	famatuei
genitive		famaturen	famatuaren	famatuen
comitative		famaturekin	famatuarekin	famatuekin
causative		famaturengatik	famatuarengatik	famatuengatik
benefactive		famaturentzat	famatuarentzat	famatuentzat
instrumental		famatuz	famatuaz	famatuez
inessive	anim	famaturengan	famatuarengan	famatuengan
	inan	famatutan	famatuan	famatuetan
locative	anim	—	—	—
	inan	famatutako	famatuko	famatuetako
allative	anim	famaturengana	famatuarengana	famatuengana
	inan	famatutara	famatura	famatuetara
terminative	anim	famaturenganaino	famatuarenganaino	famatuenganaino
	inan	famatutaraino	famaturaino	famatuetaraino
directive	anim	famaturenganantz	famatuarenganantz	famatuenganantz
	inan	famatutarantz	famaturantz	famatuetarantz
destinative	anim	famaturenganako	famatuarenganako	famatuenganako
	inan	famatutarako	famaturako	famatuetarako
ablative	anim	famaturengandik	famatuarengandik	famatuengandik
	inan	famatutatik	famatutik	famatuetatik
partitive		famaturik	—	—
prolative		famatutzat	—	—

Verb

famatu du (imperfect participle famatzen, future participle famatuko, short form fama, verbal noun famatze)

1. to praise

   Synonym: goraipatu

Further reading

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