hobeto

Basque

Etymology

From hobe (“better”, adjective) +‎ -to.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /hobeto/ [ho.β̞e.t̪o]
  • IPA(key): (Southern) /obeto/ [o.β̞e.t̪o]
  • Rhymes: -eto, -o
  • Hyphenation: ho‧be‧to

Adverb

hobeto

  1. (chiefly Biscayan and Gipuzkoan) comparative degree of ondo and ongi (“well”); better
    Synonyms: hobeki (Gipuzkoan, Northern, Navarrese), hobetoago (rare), hobekiago (rare)

Derived terms

  • hobeto esan (“in other words”)
  • hobeto esanda (“in other words”)
  • hobeto esateko (“in other words”)
  • hobetoago (“better”)
  • hobetoxeago

Further reading

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