zibilizatu

Basque

Etymology

From Spanish civilizar (“to civilize”) +‎ -tu.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most dialects) /s̻ibilis̻atu/ [s̻i.β̞i.li.s̻a.t̪u]
  • IPA(key): (Biscayan) /s̺ibilis̺atu/ [s̺i.β̞i.li.s̺a.t̪u]

  • Rhymes: -atu, -u
  • Hyphenation: zi‧bi‧li‧za‧tu

Verb

zibilizatu du (imperfect participle zibilizatzen, future participle zibilizatuko, short form zibiliza, verbal noun zibilizatze)

  1. to civilize

Further reading

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