luzatu

Basque

Etymology

From luze (“long”) +‎ -tu.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /lus̻atu/ [lu.s̻a.t̪u]

• IPA^(key): (most dialects) /lus̻atu/ [lu.s̻a.t̪u]
• IPA^(key): (Biscayan) /lus̺atu/ [lu.s̺a.t̪u]

• Rhymes: -atu
• Hyphenation: lu‧za‧tu

Noun

luzatu da/du (imperfect participle luzatzen, future participle luzatuko, short form luza, verbal noun luzatze)

1. to lengthen, to stretch

Derived terms

• luzaezin (“unstretchable”)
• luzagarri (“stretchable”)
• luzakeria
• luzaketa (“stretching”)
• luzakor
• luzamen (“lengthening”)
• luzamendu (“lengthening”)
• luzamendutan ibili
• luzapen (“lengthening”)
• luzapenetan ibili

 

Further reading

• "luzatu" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
• “luzatu” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus