jaio
Appearance
Basque
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Unknown.
Pronunciation
[edit]
Verb
[edit]jaio da (imperfect participle jaiotzen, future participle jaioko, short form jaio, verbal noun jaiotze)
- to be born
- Bere semea jaio berri dago.
- His son has just been born.
- to grow, sprout
- to hatch
- to originate, spring up, erupt
Further reading
[edit]- “jaio”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
- “jaio”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005