altxatu
Basque
Etymology
From Old Occitan or Old Spanish alçar
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /alt͡ʃatu/ [alʲ.t͡ʃa.t̪u]
- Rhymes: -atu, -u
- Hyphenation: al‧txa‧tu
Verb
altxatu ? (imperfect participle altxatzen, future participle altxatuko, short form altxa, verbal noun altxatze)
- to raise, lift
- to rise, stand up. sit up
- to raise, rear (offspring)
- to raise, increase (price)
- to save, collect, put away
- to rise up, rebel
- to raise, build
Further reading
- “altxatu”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “altxatu”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005