Etymology[edit]
From babes (“shelter”) + -tu.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /babes̺tu/ [ba.β̞es̺.t̪u]
- Rhymes: -es̺tu
- Hyphenation: ba‧bes‧tu
babestu da/du (imperfect participle babesten, future participle babestuko, short form babes, verbal noun babeste)
- to protect
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- "babestu" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
- “babestu” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus