imitatu

Basque

Etymology

From Spanish imitar (“to imitate”) +‎ -tu, ultimately from Latin imitārī (“to represent”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /imitatu/ [i.mi.t̪a.t̪u]
• Rhymes: -atu
• Hyphenation: i‧mi‧ta‧tu

Verb

imitatu ? (imperfect participle imitatzen, future participle imitatuko, short form imita, verbal noun imitatze)

1. to imitate

   Synonym: antzeratu

Related terms

• imitazio (“imitation”)

Further reading

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

Latin

Verb

imitātū

1. ablative supine of imitō