abiatu

Basque

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /abiatu/ [a.β̞i.a.t̪u]
Rhymes: -atu, -u
Hyphenation: a‧bi‧a‧tu

Verb

abiatu da/du (imperfect participle abiatzen, future participle abiatuko, short form abia, verbal noun abiatze)

(da) to leave, depart
(da/du) to start, commence

Derived terms

abiaburu (“starting point”)
abiada (“impulse”) (see there for further derivations)
abiadura (“speed”) (see there for further derivations)
abiagailu (“engine starter”)
abiagune (“starting point”)
abialdi (“departure”)
abiamen (“start, beginning”)
abian (“underway”) (see there for further derivations)
abiapuntu (“starting point”)
abiarazi (“to impel, push forward”)
abiarazle (“impeller”)
abiasari (“minimum fare on a taxi”)
abiatzaile (“impeller”)
abio (“starting point, impulse”)

Further reading

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