sinatu

Basque

Etymology

From French signer (“to sign”) +‎ -tu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /s̺inatu/ [s̺i.na.t̪u]
• IPA^(key): (Southern) /s̺iɲatu/ [s̺i.ɲa.t̪u]
• Rhymes: -atu, -u
• Hyphenation: si‧na‧tu

Verb

sinatu du (imperfect participle sinatzen, future participle sinatuko, short form sina, verbal noun sinatze)

1. to sign

Derived terms

• sinadura (“signature”)
• sinaratu (“to force to sign”)

Further reading

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