leitu

Basque

Etymology

From lei (“ice”) +‎ -tu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lei̯tu/, [le̞i̯.t̪u]

Verb

leitu ? (imperfect participle leitzen, future participle leituko, short form lei, verbal noun leitze)

1. to freeze
2. to read

Further reading

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