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margotu

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Basque

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Etymology

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Neologism since 1890, from margo (“paint, color”) +‎ -tu.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /marɡotu/, [mar.ɣ̞o̞.t̪u]

Verb

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margotu ? (imperfect participle margotzen, future participle margotuko, short form margo, verbal noun margotze)

  1. to paint
    Synonym: margoztatu

References

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  1. ^ “margo” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk

Further reading

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