suntsitu

Basque

Etymology

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Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /s̺unt͡s̺itu/ [s̺ũn.t͡s̺i.t̪u]

• IPA^(key): (most dialects) /s̺unt͡s̺itu/ [s̺ũn.t͡s̺i.t̪u]
• IPA^(key): (Biscayan) /s̺unt͡s̻itu/ [s̺ũn.t͡s̻i.t̪u]

• Rhymes: -itu
• Hyphenation: sun‧tsi‧tu

Verb

suntsitu da/du (imperfect participle suntsitzen, future participle suntsituko, short form suntsi, verbal noun suntsitze)

1. (da, du) to destroy, to be destroyed

   Synonyms: ezereztu, triskatu

2. (da) to disappear

   Synonym: desagertu

Derived terms

• suntsiarazi
• suntsiarazpen
• suntsiezin (“indestructible”)
• suntsigarri (“destructible”)
• suntsiketa (“destruction”)
• suntsikor (“destructible”)
• suntsikortasun (“destructibility”)
• suntsipen (“destruction”)
• suntsitzaile (“destructor”)

 

Further reading

• “suntsitu”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
• “suntsitu”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005