abiada hartu

From abiada (“impulse”) +‎ hartu (“to take”).

• IPA^(key): (Southern) /abiada artu/, [a.β̞i.a.ð̞a ar.t̪u]
• IPA^(key): (Northern) /abiada hartu/, [a.β̞i.a.ð̞a ɦar.t̪u]

abiada hartu du (imperfect participle abiada hartzen, future participle abiada hartuko, short form abiada har, verbal noun abiada hartze)

1. to pick up speed

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