Basque edit

Etymology edit

baserritar (farmer) +‎ -tu

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /bas̺eritartu/ [ba.s̺e.ri.t̪ar.t̪u]
  • Rhymes: -artu
  • Hyphenation: ba‧se‧rri‧tar‧tu

Verb edit

baserritartu da/du (imperfect participle baserritartzen, future participle baserritartuko, short form baserritar, verbal noun baserritartze)

  1. to become or turn someone into a peasant
  2. to make or become rural

References edit

  • Luis Michelena; Ibon Sarasola; Iñaki Segurola (1987) Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia
  • Gorka Aulestia (1989) Basque-English Dictionary, University of Nevada Press

Further reading edit

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