Etymology[edit]
From damu (“regret”) + -tu.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /damutu/ [d̪a.mu.t̪u]
- Rhymes: -utu
- Hyphenation: da‧mu‧tu
damutu da/zaio (imperfect participle damutzen, future participle damutuko, short form damu, verbal noun damutze)
- to regret
- Synonyms: damu izan, auhendatu, deitoratu, dolutu
Usage notes[edit]
- When conjugated with da auxiliaries, the complement takes the instrumental case.
Further reading[edit]
- "damutu" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
- “damutu” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus
