agortu

Basque

Etymology

From agor (“dry”) +‎ -tu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɡortu/ [a.ɣ̞or.t̪u]
• Rhymes: -ortu
• Hyphenation: a‧gor‧tu

Noun

agortu da/du (imperfect participle agortzen, future participle agortuko, short form agor, verbal noun agortze)

1. to dry up

Derived terms

• agortzaile (“drying, dryer”)

 

Further reading

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