amaitu

Basque

Etymology

From amai (“ending”) +‎ -tu.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /amai̯tu/ [a.mai̯.t̪u]
• Rhymes: -ai̯tu
• Hyphenation: a‧mai‧tu

Verb

amaitu ? (imperfect participle amaitzen, future participle amaituko, short form amai, verbal noun amaitze)

1. to finish off, end, conclude
2. to run out of something, give out
3. to kill

Further reading

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