saiatu

Basque

Etymology

Probably a borrowing from Romance, compare Occitan assajar (“to try”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /s̺ai̯atu/ [s̺ai̯.a.t̪u]
  • Rhymes: -atu, -u
  • Hyphenation: sai‧a‧tu

Verb

saiatu da/du (imperfect participle saiatzen, future participle saiatuko, short form saia, verbal noun saiatze)

  1. to try, to attempt

Derived terms

  • saiakera (“attempt, essay”)
  • saiakeragile (“essayist”)
  • saiaketa (“attempt”)
  • saiakuntza
  • saiakuntza-banku
  • saialdi (“attempt”)
  • saiarazi
  • saiatze

Further reading

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