eskaini
Basque
Etymology
A compound of esku (“hand”) and an unknown second element, perhaps ipini (“to put”).
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /es̺kai̯ni/ [es̺.kai̯.ni]
- IPA(key): (Southern) /es̺kaɲi/ [es̺.ka.ɲi]
- Rhymes: -ai̯ni, -i
- Rhymes: -aɲi, -i
- Hyphenation: es‧kai‧ni
Verb
eskaini du (imperfect participle eskaintzen, future participle eskainiko, short form eskain, verbal noun eskaintze)
- to offer
Derived terms
- eskaintza (“offer (n.)”)
Further reading
- “eskaini”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “eskaini”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005