margotu
Basque
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Neologism since 1890, from margo (“paint, color”) + -tu.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]margotu ? (imperfect participle margotzen, future participle margotuko, short form margo, verbal noun margotze)
- to paint
- Synonym: margoztatu
References
[edit]- ^ “margo” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk
Further reading
[edit]- “margotu”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
- “margotu”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005