Basque

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Etymology

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From abantaila (advantage) +‎ -tu.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /abantai̯latu/ [a.β̞ãn̪.t̪ai̯.la.t̪u]
  • IPA(key): (Southern) /abantaʎatu/ [a.β̞ãn̪.t̪a.ʎa.t̪u]
  • Rhymes: -atu
  • Hyphenation: a‧ban‧tai‧la‧tu

Adjective

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abantailatu (comparative abantailatuago, superlative abantailatuen, excessive abantailatuegi)

  1. outstanding

Declension

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Verb

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abantailatu du (imperfect participle abantailatzen, future participle abantailatuko, short form abantaila, verbal noun abantailatze)

  1. (dated, Northern) to surpass

Further reading

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