atsotu

Basque

Etymology

From atso (“old woman”) +‎ -tu.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /at͡s̺otu/ [a.t͡s̺o.t̪u]

• IPA^(key): (most dialects) /at͡s̺otu/ [a.t͡s̺o.t̪u]
• IPA^(key): (Biscayan) /at͡s̻otu/ [a.t͡s̻o.t̪u]

• Rhymes: -otu
• Hyphenation: a‧tso‧tu

Verb

atsotu da (imperfect participle atsotzen, future participle atsotuko, short form atso, verbal noun atsotze)

1. (said of women) to get old, to age

Further reading

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