zorabiatu

Basque

Etymology

Uncertain, perhaps from Gascon horabiàt +‎ -tu, with interference from zoro (“crazy”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /s̻oɾabiatu/ [s̻o.ɾa.β̞i.a.t̪u]

• IPA^(key): (most dialects) /s̻oɾabiatu/ [s̻o.ɾa.β̞i.a.t̪u]
• IPA^(key): (Biscayan) /s̺oɾabiatu/ [s̺o.ɾa.β̞i.a.t̪u]

• Rhymes: -atu
• Hyphenation: zo‧ra‧bi‧a‧tu

Verb

zorabiatu da/du (imperfect participle zorabiatzen, future participle zorabiatuko, short form zorabia, verbal noun zorabiatze)

1. to be dizzy, be faint, swoon
2. to stun, make dizzy

Related terms

• zorabio (“dizziness”)

 

Further reading

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