baserritartu

Basque

FWOTD – 24 May 2015

Etymology

baserritar (“farmer”) +‎ -tu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bas̺eritartu/ [ba.s̺e.ri.t̪ar.t̪u]
• Rhymes: -artu
• Hyphenation: ba‧se‧rri‧tar‧tu

Verb

baserritartu da/du (imperfect participle baserritartzen, future participle baserritartuko, short form baserritar, verbal noun baserritartze)

1. to become or turn someone into a peasant
2. to make or become rural

References

• Luis Michelena, Ibon Sarasola, Iñaki Segurola (1987) Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia (in Basque)
• Gorka Aulestia (1989) Basque-English Dictionary (in Basque), University of Nevada Press

Further reading

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