eduki

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Basque[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Basque *edun.[1] The adjective and noun senses are derived from the verb.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)
  • IPA(key): /eduki/ [e.ð̞u.ki]
  • Rhymes: -uki
  • Hyphenation: e‧du‧ki

Verb[edit]

eduki du (imperfect participle edukitzen, future participle edukiko, short form eduki, verbal noun edukitze)

  1. to support, sustain
  2. to keep
  3. (Southern) to have, possess
    Synonyms: izan (Southern), ukan (Northern)
  4. [+partitive] to take for
  5. to believe, think
  6. [+comitative] to stay true, remain faithful

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Adjective[edit]

eduki (comparative edukiago, superlative edukien, excessive edukiegi)

  1. rich
  2. stingy, cheap

Declension[edit]

Noun[edit]

eduki inan or anim

  1. content, possession, goods
  2. rich person
  3. stingy, cheap person

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References[edit]

  1. ^ *edun” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk

Further reading[edit]

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

Esperanto[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From French éduquer, English educate, Italian educare etc., all from Latin ēducō.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

eduki (present edukas, past edukis, future edukos, conditional edukus, volitive eduku)

  1. to educate
  2. to bring up, to raise (children)

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