Etymology[edit]
From apal (“low”) + -du.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /apaldu/ [a.pal̪.d̪u]
- Rhymes: -aldu
- Hyphenation: a‧pal‧du
apaldu da/du (imperfect participle apaltzen, future participle apalduko, short form apal, verbal noun apaltze)
- to lower, drop down
- Synonym: beheratu
- to humble, to prostrate oneself
- Synonym: umildu
- to calm
- Synonyms: lasaitu, baretu
Further reading[edit]
- "apaldu" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
- “apaldu” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus