atsegin eman

Basque

Etymology

From atsegin (“pleasure”) +‎ eman (“to give”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /at͡s̺eɡin eman/ [a.t͡s̺e.ɣ̞ĩn e.mãn]

 

• IPA^(key): (Southern) /at͡s̺eɡiɲ eman/ [a.t͡s̺e.ɣ̞ĩɲ e.mãn]

• IPA^(key): (Gipuzkoan, Navarrese) /at͡s̺eɡiɲ eman/ [a.t͡s̺e.ɣ̞ĩɲ e.mãn]
• IPA^(key): (Biscayan) /at͡s̻eɡiɲ eman/ [a.t͡s̻e.ɣ̞ĩɲ e.mãn]

• Hyphenation: a‧tse‧gin e‧man

Verb

atsegin eman dio (imperfect participle atsegin ematen, future participle atsegin emango or atsegin emanen, short form atsegin eman, verbal noun atsegin emate)

1. to please, delight

   Synonym: atsegin egin

Further reading

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