zorabiatu

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Basque[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Uncertain, perhaps from Gascon horabiàt +‎ -tu, with interference from zoro (crazy).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

 
  • IPA(key): (most dialects) /s̻oɾabiatu/ [s̻o.ɾa.β̞i.a.t̪u]
  • IPA(key): (Biscayan) /s̺oɾabiatu/ [s̺o.ɾa.β̞i.a.t̪u]

  • Rhymes: -atu
  • Hyphenation: zo‧ra‧bi‧a‧tu

Verb[edit]

zorabiatu da/du (imperfect participle zorabiatzen, future participle zorabiatuko, short form zorabia, verbal noun zorabiatze)

  1. to be dizzy, be faint, swoon
  2. to stun, make dizzy

Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ zorabiatu” in Euskararen Herri Hizkeren Atlasa, euskaltzaindia.eus

Further reading[edit]

  • "zorabiatu" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
  • zorabiatu” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus