kolonizatu

Basque

Etymology

From Spanish colonizar (“to colonize”) +‎ -tu.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /kolonis̻atu/ [ko.lo.ni.s̻a.t̪u]

• IPA^(key): (most dialects) /kolonis̻atu/ [ko.lo.ni.s̻a.t̪u]
• IPA^(key): (Biscayan) /kolonis̺atu/ [ko.lo.ni.s̺a.t̪u]

• Rhymes: -atu
• Hyphenation: ko‧lo‧ni‧za‧tu

Verb

kolonizatu du (imperfect participle kolonizatzen, future participle kolonizatuko, short form koloniza, verbal noun kolonizatze)

1. to colonize

Related terms

• kolonizazio (“colonization”)

 

Further reading

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