kostatu

Basque

Etymology

From kosta (“cost”) +‎ -tu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kos̺tatu/ [kos̺.t̪a.t̪u]
  • Rhymes: -atu, -u
  • Hyphenation: kos‧ta‧tu

Verb

kostatu ? (imperfect participle kostatzen, future participle kostatuko, short form kosta, verbal noun kostatze)

  1. to cost (money, effort)
  2. to be difficult, be arduous

Further reading

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