eskatu

Basque

Etymology

Etymology tree

Basque eske

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Italic *-tos

Latin -tumbor.

Basque -tu

Basque eskatu

From eske (“request”) + -tu.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /es̺katu/, [e̞s̺.ka.t̪u]

Verb

eskatu du (imperfect participle eskatzen, future participle eskatuko, short form eska, verbal noun eskatze)

1. to ask, request
2. to require, need

Further reading

• “eskatu”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “eskatu”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005