Basque edit

Etymology edit

From astin (spongy) +‎ -du.[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /as̺tindu/, [as̺.t̪ĩn̪.d̪u]

Verb edit

astindu ? (imperfect participle astintzen, future participle astinduko, short form astin, verbal noun astintze)

  1. to shake, shake up, inflate
  2. to beat

References edit

  1. ^ astin” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk

Further reading edit

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