gidatu

Basque

Etymology

From a Romance language, compare Occitan guidar. Ultimately from Frankish *wītan (to show the way, lead).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡidatu/, [ɡi.ð̞a.t̪u]

Verb

gidatu ? (imperfect participle gidatzen, future participle gidatuko, short form gida, verbal noun gidatze)

  1. to guide, lead
  2. to counsel
  3. to drive

Further reading

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