ibairatu

Basque

Etymology

From ibai (river) +‎ -ra (allative suffix) +‎ -tu (verb forming suffix)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ibai̯ɾatu/ [i.β̞ai̯.ɾa.t̪u]
  • Rhymes: -atu, -u
  • Hyphenation: i‧bai‧ra‧tu

Verb

ibairatu ? (imperfect participle ibairatzen, future participle ibairatuko, short form ibaira, verbal noun ibairatze)

  1. (of a river, affluent) to flow into another river
    Ega ibaia Ebron ibairatzen da.
    The Ega river flows into the Ebro.

Further reading

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