aberetu

Basque

Etymology

From abere (“livestock, cattle”) +‎ -tu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abeɾetu/ [a.β̞e.ɾe.t̪u]
• Rhymes: -etu
• Hyphenation: a‧be‧re‧tu

Verb

aberetu da/du (imperfect participle aberetzen, future participle aberetuko, short form abere, verbal noun aberetze)

1. to stultify, brutalize, animalize

Further reading

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