suntsitu

Basque

Etymology

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Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most dialects) /s̺unt͡s̺itu/ [s̺ũn.t͡s̺i.t̪u]
  • IPA(key): (Biscayan) /s̺unt͡s̻itu/ [s̺ũn.t͡s̻i.t̪u]

  • Rhymes: -itu, -u
  • Hyphenation: sun‧tsi‧tu

Verb

suntsitu da/du (imperfect participle suntsitzen, future participle suntsituko, short form suntsi, verbal noun suntsitze)

  1. (da, du) to destroy, to be destroyed
    Synonyms: ezereztu, triskatu
  2. (da) to disappear
    Synonym: desagertu

Derived terms

  • suntsiarazi
  • suntsiarazpen
  • suntsiezin (“indestructible”)
  • suntsigarri (“destructible”)
  • suntsiketa (“destruction”)
  • suntsikor (“destructible”)
  • suntsikortasun (“destructibility”)
  • suntsipen (“destruction”)
  • suntsitzaile (“destructor”)

Further reading

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