idatzi
Basque edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Verb edit
idatzi du (imperfect participle idazten, future participle idatziko, short form idatz, verbal noun idazte)
- to write
- Mikel gutun bat idazten ari da. ― Mikel is writing a letter.
Derived terms edit
- idazle (“writer”)