Etymology
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From zigor (“whip, punishment”) + -tu.
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /s̻iɡortu/ [s̻i.ɣ̞or.t̪u]
- IPA(key): (most dialects) /s̻iɡortu/ [s̻i.ɣ̞or.t̪u]
- IPA(key): (Biscayan) /s̺iɡortu/ [s̺i.ɣ̞or.t̪u]
- Rhymes: -ortu
- Hyphenation: zi‧gor‧tu
zigortu du (imperfect participle zigortzen, future participle zigortuko, short form zigor, verbal noun zigortze)
- to whip
- to punish, to sanction
Derived terms
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Further reading
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- "zigortu" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
- “zigortu” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus