zorroztu

Basque

Etymology

From zorrotz (“sharp”) +‎ -tu.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /s̻oros̻tu/ [s̻o.ros̻.t̪u]

• IPA^(key): (most dialects) /s̻oros̻tu/ [s̻o.ros̻.t̪u]
• IPA^(key): (Biscayan) /s̺oros̺tu/ [s̺o.ros̺.t̪u]

 

• Rhymes: -os̻tu

• (most dialects) Rhymes: -os̻tu
• (Biscayan) Rhymes: -os̺tu

• Hyphenation: zo‧rroz‧tu

Verb

zorroztu da/du (imperfect participle zorrozten, future participle zorroztuko, short form zorroz, verbal noun zorrozte)

1. to sharpen

Further reading

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