Etymology[edit]
From hozka (“bite”) + -tu.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): (Southern) /os̻katu/, [o̞s̻.ka.t̪u]
- IPA(key): (Northern) /hos̻katu/, [ɦo̞s̻.ka.t̪u]
hozkatu ? (imperfect participle hozkatzen, future participle hozkatuko, short form hozka, verbal noun hozkatze)
- to bite, take a bite
Further reading[edit]
- "hozkatu" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
- “hozkatu” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus