zigortu

Basque

Etymology

From zigor (“whip, punishment”) +‎ -tu.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /s̻iɡortu/ [s̻i.ɣ̞or.t̪u]

• IPA^(key): (most dialects) /s̻iɡortu/ [s̻i.ɣ̞or.t̪u]
• IPA^(key): (Biscayan) /s̺iɡortu/ [s̺i.ɣ̞or.t̪u]

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• Rhymes: -ortu
• Hyphenation: zi‧gor‧tu

Verb

zigortu du (imperfect participle zigortzen, future participle zigortuko, short form zigor, verbal noun zigortze)

1. to whip
2. to punish, to sanction

Derived terms

• zigortzaile (“punisher”)

 

Further reading

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