Etymology[edit]
lapur (“thief”) + -tu (“verb forming suffix”)
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /lapurtu/ [la.pur.t̪u]
- Rhymes: -urtu
- Hyphenation: la‧pur‧tu
lapurtu ? (imperfect participle lapurtzen, future participle lapurtuko, short form lapur, verbal noun lapurtze)
- to steal
- Synonyms: ebatsi, ostu
Ene amamaren neskameak hiru bitxi lapurtu zizkion.- My grandmother’s maid stole three jewels from her.
- to become a thief
Further reading[edit]
- "lapurtu" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
- “lapurtu” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus
