adakitu

Basque

Etymology

From adaki (“branch used as firewood”) +‎ -tu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /adakitu/ [a.ð̞a.ki.t̪u]
  • Rhymes: -itu, -u
  • Hyphenation: a‧da‧ki‧tu

Verb

adakitu du (imperfect participle adakitzen, future participle adakituko, short form adaki, verbal noun adakitze)

  1. to defoliate a branch
    Synonyms: inausi, kimatu
  2. to make firewood from branches

Further reading

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