askatu

Basque

Etymology

From aske (“free”) +‎ -tu.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /as̺katu/ [as̺.ka.t̪u]
  • Rhymes: -atu, -u
  • Hyphenation: as‧ka‧tu

Noun

askatu da/du (imperfect participle askatzen, future participle askatuko, short form aska, verbal noun askatze)

  1. to free, to liberate
  2. to undo, to unfasten

Derived terms

  • askatzaile (“liberator”)

Further reading

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