Basque edit

Etymology edit

From abiatu (to start) +‎ gailu (device, machine).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /abiaɡai̯lu/ [a.β̞i.a.ɣ̞ai̯.lu]
  • IPA(key): (Southern) /abiaɡaʎu/ [a.β̞i.a.ɣ̞a.ʎu]
  • (Navarro-Lapurdian) Rhymes: -ai̯lu
  • (Southern) Rhymes: -aʎu
  • Hyphenation: a‧bi‧a‧gai‧lu

Noun edit

abiagailu inan

  1. engine starter

Declension edit

Further reading edit

  • "abiagailu" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus