garatu

Basque

Etymology

From gara (scape, leafless stalk) +‎ -tu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡaɾatu/ [ɡa.ɾa.t̪u]
  • Rhymes: -atu, -u
  • Hyphenation: ga‧ra‧tu

Verb

garatu da/du (imperfect participle garatzen, future participle garatuko, short form gara, verbal noun garatze)

  1. to sprout
  2. to develop

Derived terms

  • garabide (way of developing)
  • garapen (development)
  • garatzaile (developer)

Further reading

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