hegan egin

Basque

Etymology

From hegan (“flying”) +‎ egin (“to do”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /heɡan eɡin/ [he.ɣ̞ãn e.ɣ̞ĩn]
• IPA^(key): (Southern) /eɡan eɡin/ [e.ɣ̞ãn e.ɣ̞ĩn]

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• Hyphenation: he‧gan e‧gin

Verb

hegan egin ? (imperfect participle hegan egiten, future participle hegan egingo or hegan eginen, short form hegan egin, verbal noun hegan egite)

1. to fly

   Synonyms: hegaldatu, hegatu, hegaz egin

Further reading

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