itsatsi

Basque

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /it͡s̺at͡s̺i/ [i.t͡s̺a.t͡s̺i]

• IPA^(key): (most dialects) /it͡s̺at͡s̺i/ [i.t͡s̺a.t͡s̺i]
• IPA^(key): (Biscayan) /it͡s̻at͡s̻i/ [i.t͡s̻a.t͡s̻i]

 

• Rhymes: -ats̺i, -i

• Rhymes: -ats̺i, -i
• Rhymes: -ats̻i, -i

• Hyphenation: i‧tsa‧tsi

Verb

itsatsi da/du (imperfect participle itsasten, future participle itsatsiko, short form itsats, verbal noun itsaste)

1. to stick, glue, adhere
2. to impress upon, take root, infect (disease, habits, feelings)

Derived terms

• a itsatsi (“-a that is part of stem”)
• itsasgaitz (“nonstick”)
• itsasgarri (“adhesive”)
• itsaskor (“sticky”)
• itsaspen (“adhesion”)

Further reading

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