zibilizatu

Basque

Etymology

From Spanish civilizar (“to civilize”) +‎ -tu.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /s̻ibilis̻atu/ [s̻i.β̞i.li.s̻a.t̪u]

• IPA^(key): (most dialects) /s̻ibilis̻atu/ [s̻i.β̞i.li.s̻a.t̪u]
• IPA^(key): (Biscayan) /s̺ibilis̺atu/ [s̺i.β̞i.li.s̺a.t̪u]

• Rhymes: -atu, -u
• Hyphenation: zi‧bi‧li‧za‧tu

Verb

zibilizatu du (imperfect participle zibilizatzen, future participle zibilizatuko, short form zibiliza, verbal noun zibilizatze)

1. to civilize

Related terms

• zibil (“civil”)
• zibilizazio (“civilization”)

Further reading

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