zilegitu

Basque

Etymology

From zilegi (“legitimate, permissible”) +‎ -tu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /s̻ileɡitu/ [s̻i.le.ɣ̞i.t̪u]

 

• IPA^(key): (Southern) /s̻iʎeɡitu/ [s̻i.ʎe.ɣ̞i.t̪u]

• IPA^(key): (Gipuzkoan, Navarrese) /s̻iʎeɡitu/ [s̻i.ʎe.ɣ̞i.t̪u]
• IPA^(key): (Biscayan) /s̺iʎeɡitu/ [s̺i.ʎe.ɣ̞i.t̪u]

• Rhymes: -itu
• Hyphenation: zi‧le‧gi‧tu

Verb

zilegitu du (imperfect participle zilegitzen, future participle zilegituko, short form zilegi, verbal noun zilegitze)

1. to legitimize, allow

   Synonym: baimendu

Further reading

• “zilegitu”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
• “zilegitu”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005