abisatu

From Spanish avisar (“to warn, inform”) +‎ -tu.

• IPA^(key): /abis̺atu/ [a.β̞i.s̺a.t̪u]
• Rhymes: -atu, -u
• Hyphenation: a‧bi‧sa‧tu

abisatu du/dio (imperfect participle abisatzen, future participle abisatuko, short form abisa, verbal noun abisatze)

1. to warn, inform

   Synonyms: kontuan ipini, abisu eman

   Joanek abisatu digu. ― Joan has warned us. (Southern)

   Joanek abisatu gaitu. ― Joan has warned us. (Northern)

In Southern usage, the warned person is the indirect object and the verb takes a dummy direct object. In the North, the warned person takes the place of the direct object and there's no indirect object.

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