abonatu

Basque

Etymology

From Spanish abonar (“to give credit, to pay”) +‎ -tu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abonatu/ [a.β̞o.na.t̪u]
• Rhymes: -atu
• Hyphenation: a‧bo‧na‧tu

Noun

abonatu anim

1. subscriber

   Synonym: harpidedun

Declension

Declension of abonatu (animate, ending in vowel)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	abonatu	abonatua	abonatuak
ergative	abonatuk	abonatuak	abonatuek
dative	abonaturi	abonatuari	abonatuei
genitive	abonaturen	abonatuaren	abonatuen
comitative	abonaturekin	abonatuarekin	abonatuekin
causative	abonaturengatik	abonatuarengatik	abonatuengatik
benefactive	abonaturentzat	abonatuarentzat	abonatuentzat
instrumental	abonatuz	abonatuaz	abonatuez
inessive	abonaturengan	abonatuarengan	abonatuengan
locative	—	—	—
allative	abonaturengana	abonatuarengana	abonatuengana
terminative	abonaturenganaino	abonatuarenganaino	abonatuenganaino
directive	abonaturenganantz	abonatuarenganantz	abonatuenganantz
destinative	abonaturenganako	abonatuarenganako	abonatuenganako
ablative	abonaturengandik	abonatuarengandik	abonatuengandik
partitive	abonaturik	—	—
prolative	abonatutzat	—	—

Verb

abonatu da/du (imperfect participle abonatzen, future participle abonatuko, short form abona, verbal noun abonatze)

1. (du) to praise
2. (Northern, da/du) to subscribe to a service

   Synonym: harpidetza egin

Derived terms

• abonamendu (“subscription”)

 

Related terms

• abonu (“subscription”)

 

Further reading

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