porrot egin

Basque

Etymology

From porrot (“failure”) +‎ egin (“to do”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /porot eɡin/ [po.rot̪ e.ɣ̞ĩn]
  • Hyphenation: po‧rrot e‧gin

Verb

porrot egin du (imperfect participle porrot egiten, future participle porrot egingo or porrot eginen, short form porrot egin, verbal noun porrot egite)

  1. to fail
  2. to go bankrupt

Further reading

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