Etymology[edit]
From behar (“necessity”) + -tu.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): (Southern) /beartu/, [be̞.ar.t̪u]
- IPA(key): (Northern) /behartu/, [be̞.ɦar.t̪u]
behartu ? (imperfect participle behartzen, future participle behartuko, short form behar, verbal noun behartze)
- to compel, urge, force
- to weaken
Further reading[edit]
- "behartu" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
- “behartu” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus