Basque edit

Etymology edit

From zilegi (legitimate, permissible) +‎ -tu.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /s̻ileɡitu/ [s̻i.le.ɣ̞i.t̪u]
 
  • IPA(key): (Gipuzkoan, Navarrese) /s̻iʎeɡitu/ [s̻i.ʎe.ɣ̞i.t̪u]
  • IPA(key): (Biscayan) /s̺iʎeɡitu/ [s̺i.ʎe.ɣ̞i.t̪u]

  • Rhymes: -itu
  • Hyphenation: zi‧le‧gi‧tu

Verb edit

zilegitu du (imperfect participle zilegitzen, future participle zilegituko, short form zilegi, verbal noun zilegitze)

  1. to legitimize, allow
    Synonym: baimendu

Further reading edit