ibairatu

Basque

Etymology

ibai (“river”) +‎ -ra (“allative suffix”) +‎ -tu (“verb forming suffix”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ibai̯ɾatu/, [i.β̞ai̯.ɾa.t̪u]

Verb

ibairatu ? (imperfect participle ibairatzen, future participle ibairatuko, short form ibaira, verbal noun ibairatze)

1. (of a river, affluent) to flow into another river

   Ega ibaia Ebron ibairatzen da.

   The Ega river flows into the Ebro.

Related terms

• isuri
• itsasoratu

 

Further reading

• “ibairatu”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
• “ibairatu”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005