maitatu

Basque

Etymology

From maite (“love”) +‎ -tu

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /mai̯tatu/ [mai̯.t̪a.t̪u]
• Rhymes: -atu, -u
• Hyphenation: mai‧ta‧tu

Verb

maitatu du (imperfect participle maitatzen, future participle maitatuko, short form maita, verbal noun maitatze)

1. to love
2. to like

Further reading

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