hozkatu

Basque

Etymology

From hozka (“bite”) +‎ -tu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Southern) /os̻katu/, [o̞s̻.ka.t̪u]
• IPA^(key): (Northern) /hos̻katu/, [ɦo̞s̻.ka.t̪u]

Verb

hozkatu ? (imperfect participle hozkatzen, future participle hozkatuko, short form hozka, verbal noun hozkatze)

1. to bite, take a bite

Further reading

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