hartzitu

Basque

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /hart͡s̻itu/ [har.t͡s̻i.t̪u]
• IPA^(key): (Southern) /art͡s̻itu/ [ar.t͡s̻i.t̪u]
• Rhymes: -itu, -u
• Hyphenation: har‧tzi‧tu

Verb

hartzitu da/du (imperfect participle hartzitzen, future participle hartzituko, short form hartzi, verbal noun hartzitze)

1. to ferment

Derived terms

• hartzidura (“fermentation”)
• hartzigarri (“yeast”)

Further reading

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