Basque

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Etymology

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From korapilo (knot) +‎ -tsu.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /koɾapilat͡s̺u/ [ko.ɾa.pi.la.t͡s̺u]
 
  • IPA(key): (Gipuzkoan, Navarrese) /koɾapiʎat͡s̺u/ [ko.ɾa.pi.ʎa.t͡s̺u]
  • IPA(key): (Biscayan) /koɾapiʎat͡s̻u/ [ko.ɾa.pi.ʎa.t͡s̻u]

 

  • Hyphenation: ko‧ra‧pi‧la‧tsu

Adjective

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korapilatsu (comparative korapilatsuago, superlative korapilatsuen, excessive korapilatsuegi)

  1. knotty, knotted
  2. (figuratively) complicated, confusing, tricky

Declension

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Further reading

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