luzatu

Basque

Etymology

From luze (long) +‎ -tu.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (most dialects) /lus̻atu/ [lu.s̻a.t̪u]
  • IPA(key): (Biscayan) /lus̺atu/ [lu.s̺a.t̪u]

  • Rhymes: -atu, -u
  • Hyphenation: lu‧za‧tu

Noun

luzatu da/du (imperfect participle luzatzen, future participle luzatuko, short form luza, verbal noun luzatze)

  1. to lengthen, to stretch

Derived terms

  • luzaezin (unstretchable)
  • luzagarri (stretchable)
  • luzakeria
  • luzaketa (stretching)
  • luzakor
  • luzamen (lengthening)
  • luzamendu (lengthening)
  • luzamendutan ibili
  • luzapen (lengthening)
  • luzapenetan ibili

Further reading

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