baserritartu

Basque
FWOTD – 24 May 2015

Etymology

baserritar (“farmer”) +‎ -tu

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bas̺eritartu/ [ba.s̺e.ri.t̪ar.t̪u]
  • Rhymes: -artu
  • Hyphenation: ba‧se‧rri‧tar‧tu

Verb

baserritartu da/du (imperfect participle baserritartzen, future participle baserritartuko, short form baserritar, verbal noun baserritartze)

  1. to become or turn someone into a peasant
  2. to make or become rural

References
  • Luis Michelena, Ibon Sarasola, Iñaki Segurola (1987) Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia (in Basque)
  • Gorka Aulestia (1989) Basque-English Dictionary (in Basque), University of Nevada Press

Further reading
  • "baserritartu" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
  • “baserritartu” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus
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