irakurri
Basque
Etymology
Possibly related to erakutsi (“to teach”) and/or ikurri (“to fall”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /iɾakuri/ [i.ɾa.ku.ri]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -uri, -i
- Hyphenation: i‧ra‧ku‧rri
Verb
irakurri ? (imperfect participle irakurtzen, future participle irakurriko, short form irakur, verbal noun irakurtze)
- to read
- Liburu bat irakurtzen ari naiz ― I'm reading a book.
Further reading
- “irakurri”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “irakurri”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005