abortatu

Basque

Etymology

From Spanish abortar (to abort) +‎ -tu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /abortatu/ [a.β̞or.t̪a.t̪u]
  • Rhymes: -atu, -u
  • Hyphenation: a‧bor‧ta‧tu

Verb

abortatu du (imperfect participle abortatzen, future participle abortatuko, short form aborta, verbal noun abortatze)

  1. to abort
    Synonym: hilaurtu

Derived terms

  • abortibo (abortive)
  • abortista (abortionist)
  • abortu (abortion)

Further reading

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