Basque edit

Etymology edit

zapal (squashed, flattened) +‎ -du (verb forming suffix)

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /s̻apaldu/, [s̻a.pal̪.d̪u]

Adjective edit

zapaldu (comparative zapalduago, superlative zapalduen, excessive zapalduegi)

  1. oppressed
    Zapalduon oihua.
    The cry of the oppressed.
  2. crushed

Declension edit

Verb edit

zapaldu ? (imperfect participle zapaltzen, future participle zapalduko, short form zapal, verbal noun zapaltze)

  1. (intransitive) to step
  2. (transitive) to step on, to tread on (something)
    Ez egiteko esan nion arren, sugea zapaldu zuen.
    Even do I told her not to, she stepped on the snake.
  3. (transitive) to oppress
    Kapitalismoak langileok zapaltzen ditu.
    Capitalism oppresses the workers.

Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

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