animatu

Basque

Etymology

From Spanish animar (to cheer up) +‎ -tu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /animatu/, [a.ni.ma.t̪u]

Verb

animatu da/du (imperfect participle animatzen, future participle animatuko, short form anima, verbal noun animatze)

  1. to cheer up

Derived terms

  • animatzaile (entertainer)

Further reading

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

Latin

Verb

animātū

  1. ablative supine of animō