irten

Basque

Alternative forms

• urten (Biscayan)

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /irten/, [ir.t̪ẽ̞n]

Verb

irten da (imperfect participle irteten, future participle irtengo or irtenen, short form irten, verbal noun irtete)

1. to go out, come out

   Synonyms: atera, jalgi

2. to leave, depart
3. to result, to become, to be

   Waterlooko batailan Napoleon galtzaile irten zen.

   Napoleon was the loser at the Battle of Waterloo.

Derived terms

• irteera (“exit”)

Further reading

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