adakitu

Basque

Etymology

From adaki (“branch used as firewood”) +‎ -tu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /adakitu/ [a.ð̞a.ki.t̪u]
• Rhymes: -itu
• Hyphenation: a‧da‧ki‧tu

Verb

adakitu du (imperfect participle adakitzen, future participle adakituko, short form adaki, verbal noun adakitze)

1. to defoliate a branch

   Synonyms: inausi, kimatu

2. to make firewood from branches

Further reading

• “adakitu”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
• “adakitu”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005