adaburutu

Basque

Etymology

From adaburu (“treetop”) +‎ -tu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /adabuɾutu/, [a.ð̞a.β̞u.ɾu.t̪u]

Verb

adaburutu da/du (imperfect participle adaburutzen, future participle adaburutuko, short form adaburu, verbal noun adaburutze)

1. (du) to prune (a tree)
2. (da, rare) to grow branches

Further reading

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