bataiatu
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Basque[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From bataio (“baptism”) + -tu.
Pronunciation[edit]
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Verb[edit]
bataiatu du (imperfect participle bataiatzen, future participle bataiatuko, short form bataia, verbal noun bataiatze)
- to baptize
- to name
- (colloquial) to water down
Derived terms[edit]
- bataiatugabe (“unbaptized”)
- bataiatzaile (“baptist”)
Further reading[edit]
- “bataiatu”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
- “bataiatu”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005