famatu

Basque

Etymology

From fama (“fame, glory”) +‎ -tu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /famatu/ [fa.ma.t̪u]
  • Rhymes: -atu, -u
  • Hyphenation: fa‧ma‧tu

Adjective

famatu (comparative famatuago, superlative famatuen, excessive famatuegi)

  1. famous
    Synonym: ospetsu

Declension

Declension of famatu (adjective, ending in vowel)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive famatu famatua famatuak
ergative famatuk famatuak famatuek
dative famaturi famatuari famatuei
genitive famaturen famatuaren famatuen
comitative famaturekin famatuarekin famatuekin
causative famaturengatik famatuarengatik famatuengatik
benefactive famaturentzat famatuarentzat famatuentzat
instrumental famatuz famatuaz famatuez
inessive anim famaturengan famatuarengan famatuengan
inan famatutan famatuan famatuetan
locative anim — — —
inan famatutako famatuko famatuetako
allative anim famaturengana famatuarengana famatuengana
inan famatutara famatura famatuetara
terminative anim famaturenganaino famatuarenganaino famatuenganaino
inan famatutaraino famaturaino famatuetaraino
directive anim famaturenganantz famatuarenganantz famatuenganantz
inan famatutarantz famaturantz famatuetarantz
destinative anim famaturenganako famatuarenganako famatuenganako
inan famatutarako famaturako famatuetarako
ablative anim famaturengandik famatuarengandik famatuengandik
inan famatutatik famatutik famatuetatik
partitive famaturik — —
prolative famatutzat — —

Verb

famatu du (imperfect participle famatzen, future participle famatuko, short form fama, verbal noun famatze)

  1. to praise
    Synonym: goraipatu

Further reading

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