asmatu

Basque

Etymology

From asma- (combining form of asmo (“intention”)) +‎ -tu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /as̺matu/, [az̺.ma.t̪u]

Verb

asmatu ? (imperfect participle asmatzen, future participle asmatuko, short form asma, verbal noun asmatze)

  1. to imagine, think up, figure out
  2. to invent
  3. to guess, suspect

Further reading

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