itsasoratu

From itsasora (allative of itsaso (“sea”)) +‎ -tu

• Rhymes: -atu, -u
• Hyphenation: i‧tsa‧so‧ra‧tu

itsasoratu da (imperfect participle itsasoratzen, future participle itsasoratuko, short form itsasora, verbal noun itsasoratze)

1. (of a river) to flow into the sea

   Synonyms: isuri, ibairatu

   Ebro Ampostan itsasoratzen da.

   The Ebro river flows into the sea in Amposta.

2. to embark, to set sail
3. to land an aircraft on water

• ibairatu (“to flow into a river”)

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