kreatu

Basque

Etymology

From Spanish crear +‎ -tu, from Latin creāre (“to create”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kreatu/, [kre̞.a.t̪u]

Verb

kreatu ? (imperfect participle kreatzen, future participle kreatuko, short form krea, verbal noun kreatze)

1. to create, do

Usage notes

Used mainly in the North, in a religious sense.

Further reading

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