baztertu

Basque

Etymology

From bazter (“corner”) +‎ -tu.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most dialects) /bas̻tertu/ [bas̻.t̪er.t̪u]
  • IPA(key): (Biscayan) /bas̺tertu/ [bas̺.t̪er.t̪u]

  • Rhymes: -ertu, -u
  • Hyphenation: baz‧ter‧tu

Verb

baztertu da/du (imperfect participle baztertzen, future participle baztertuko, short form bazter, verbal noun baztertze)

  1. to leave for a lonely place, to go somewhere in order to be alone
    Synonym: bakartu
  2. to cast away, to discard
  3. to ignore, to marginalize
    Synonym: bazterreratu

Derived terms

  • baztertzaile (“marginalizer”)

Further reading

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