akabatu

Basque

Etymology

From Spanish acabar (“to finish”) +‎ -tu.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /akabatu/ [a.ka.βべーた̞a.t̪u]
• Rhymes: -atu
• Hyphenation: a‧ka‧ba‧tu

Noun

akabatu da/du (imperfect participle akabatzen, future participle akabatuko, short form akaba, verbal noun akabatze)

1. (du) to slaughter
2. (da) (said of an animal) to die
3. (da, du) to end, to finish
4. (du) to refine, to polish

Derived terms

• akabatzaile (“polisher, refiner”)

 

Further reading

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