abiarazi

Basque

Etymology

From abiatu (“to start”) +‎ -arazi (causative suffix).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /abiaɾas̻i/ [a.β̞i.a.ɾa.s̻i]

• IPA^(key): (most dialects) /abiaɾas̻i/ [a.β̞i.a.ɾa.s̻i]
• IPA^(key): (Biscayan) /abiaɾas̺i/ [a.β̞i.a.ɾa.s̺i]

 

• Rhymes: -as̻i

• (most dialects) Rhymes: -as̻i
• (Biscayan) Rhymes: -as̺i

• Hyphenation: a‧bi‧a‧ra‧zi

Verb

abiarazi du (imperfect participle abiarazten, future participle abiaraziko, short form abiaraz, verbal noun abiarazte)

1. to impel, push forward

Further reading

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