idatzi

Basque

Etymology

Coined by Basque nationalist, writer and politician Sabino Arana in the 19th century to replace the borrowings eskribitu and izkiribitu, altered arbitrarily from Old Basque iraatsi (“to write”), of unknown origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /idat͡s̻i/ [i.ð̞a.t͡s̻i]

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• Rhymes: -ats̻i
• Hyphenation: i‧da‧tzi

Verb

idatzi du (imperfect participle idazten, future participle idatziko, short form idatz, verbal noun idazte)

1. to write

   Mikel gutun bat idazten ari da. ― Mikel is writing a letter.

Derived terms

• idazle (“writer”)

Further reading

• “idatzi”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
• “idatzi”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005