mehatxatu

Basque

Etymology

From mehatxu (“threat”) +‎ -tu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /mehat͡ʃatu/ [me.ha.t͡ʃa.t̪u]
  • IPA(key): (Southern) /meat͡ʃatu/ [me.a.t͡ʃa.t̪u]
  • Rhymes: -atu, -u
  • Hyphenation: me‧ha‧txa‧tu

Verb

mehatxatu du (imperfect participle mehatxatzen, future participle mehatxatuko, short form mehatxa, verbal noun mehatxatze)

  1. to threaten
    Synonym: mehatxu egin

Derived terms

  • mehatxagarri (“threatening”)
  • mehatxatzaile (“threatener”)

Further reading

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