afaldu
Basque
editEtymology
editFrom afari (“dinner”) + -du (verbal suffix).
Pronunciation
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Verb
editafaldu da/du (imperfect participle afaltzen, future participle afalduko, short form afal, verbal noun afaltze)
- to have dinner
Usage notes
edit- Takes transitive auxiliaries in the South and intransitive ones in the North.
References
edit- “afaldu” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk
Further reading
edit- “afaldu”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
- “afaldu”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia