aberetu

Basque

Etymology

From abere (livestock, cattle) +‎ -tu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /abeɾetu/ [a.β̞e.ɾe.t̪u]
  • Rhymes: -etu, -u
  • Hyphenation: a‧be‧re‧tu

Verb

aberetu da/du (imperfect participle aberetzen, future participle aberetuko, short form abere, verbal noun aberetze)

  1. to stultify, brutalize, animalize

Further reading

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