tindatu

Basque

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin tincta (“colored, tinged”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tindatu/ [t̪ĩn̪.d̪a.t̪u]
  • Rhymes: -atu, -u
  • Hyphenation: tin‧da‧tu

Verb

tindatu du (imperfect participle tindatzen, future participle tindatuko, short form tinda, verbal noun tindatze)

  1. to dye
  2. (Northern) to paint

Derived terms

  • tindagai (“dye”)
  • tindaketa (“dyeing”)
  • tindategi (“dry cleaner's”)
  • tindatzaile (“dyer”)

Further reading

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