bustidura

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Basque

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Etymology

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From busti (to wet) +‎ -dura.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bus̺tiduɾa/ [bus̺.t̪i.ð̞u.ɾa]
  • Rhymes: -uɾa
  • Hyphenation: bus‧ti‧du‧ra

Noun

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bustidura inan

  1. (dated) humidity
    Synonym: hezetasun
    • 1853, J.M. Hiribarren, Eskaldunac[1], Bayonne: Foré & Laserre, page 231:
      Bustiadura dute izurrite handi, / Nola inzpura, udan, idor dena gueldi.
      [Bustiadura dute izurrite handi, / nola inzpura, udan, idor dena geldi.]
      Humidity is a great plague for them [sheep] / like the swamp which dries up in summer.
  2. (linguistics) palatalization
    Synonym: palatalizazio

Declension

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Further reading

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