irakurri

Basque

Etymology

Possibly related to erakutsi (to teach) and/or ikurri (to fall).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /iɾakuri/ [i.ɾa.ku.ri]
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  • Rhymes: -uri, -i
  • Hyphenation: i‧ra‧ku‧rri

Verb

irakurri ? (imperfect participle irakurtzen, future participle irakurriko, short form irakur, verbal noun irakurtze)

  1. to read
    Liburu bat irakurtzen ari naizI'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