akabatu
Basque
editEtymology
editFrom Spanish acabar (“to finish”) + -tu.
Pronunciation
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Noun
editakabatu da/du (imperfect participle akabatzen, future participle akabatuko, short form akaba, verbal noun akabatze)
- (du) to slaughter
- (da) (said of an animal) to die
- (da, du) to end, to finish
- (du) to refine, to polish
Derived terms
edit- akabatzaile (“polisher, refiner”)
Further reading
edit- “akabatu”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
- “akabatu”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005