begiratu
Basque
Etymology
From begira (allative of begi (“eye”)) + -tu (verbal suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /beɡiɾatu/ [be.ɣ̞i.ɾa.t̪u]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -atu, -u
- Hyphenation: be‧gi‧ra‧tu
Verb
begiratu du/dio (imperfect participle begiratzen, future participle begiratuko, short form begira, verbal noun begiratze)
- to look at
- c. 1808, Juan Bautista Aguirre, Eracusaldiac [Lessons][1], Tolosa, published 1850, page 381:
- Beguiratu zuan Profetac, cer ote zan Aingueruac ecarri ciona, eta ecusi cituan supeco opea bat, eta ura.
- [Begiratu zuen profetak, zer ote zan aingeruak ekarri ziona, eta ekusi zituan supeko opea bat, eta ura.]
- The prophet looked, wondering what the angel had brought to him, he saw a piece of flatbread in the oven and water.
- to glance, to stare
- to look after, to take care of
Derived terms
- begira (“looking at”)
- begirada (“glance”)
- begiragailu (“protector”)
- begiragarri (“admirable”)
- begiraka (“looking”)
- begirakizun
- begirakor
- begirakune
- begiralari
- begiraldi
- begirale
- begiralego
- begiraleku (“viewpoint”)
- begiramen
- begiramendu
- begirantza
- begirapen
- begirarazi
- begirari
- begirasun
- begiratoki (“viewpoint”)
- begiratu batean
- begiratuki
- begiratzaile
- begirune (“respect”)
Further reading
- “begiratu”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “begiratu”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005