jokatu

Basque

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin iocārī, presumably via the past participle iocātus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /ɟokatu/ [ɟo.ka.t̪u]
 
  • IPA(key): (Gipuzkoan) /xokatu/ [xo.ka.t̪u]
  • IPA(key): (Biscayan) /d͡ʒokatu/ [d͡ʒo.ka.t̪u]
  • IPA(key): (Navarrese) /jokatu/ [jo.ka.t̪u]

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  • Rhymes: -atu, -u
  • Hyphenation: jo‧ka‧tu

Verb

jokatu ? (imperfect participle jokatzen, future participle jokatuko, short form joka, verbal noun jokatze)

  1. to play
    Futbolean jokatzen duzue? ― Do you play football?
  2. to behave, act
  3. to act, perform, play
  4. (linguistics) to conjugate, decline

Further reading

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