tindatu

Basque

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin tincta (“colored, tinged”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tindatu/ [t̪ĩn̪.d̪a.t̪u]
• Rhymes: -atu, -u
• Hyphenation: tin‧da‧tu

Verb

tindatu du (imperfect participle tindatzen, future participle tindatuko, short form tinda, verbal noun tindatze)

1. to dye
2. (Northern) to paint

Derived terms

• tindagai (“dye”)
• tindaketa (“dyeing”)
• tindategi (“dry cleaner's”)
• tindatzaile (“dyer”)

Further reading

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