imitatu

Basque

Etymology

From Spanish imitar (to imitate) +‎ -tu, ultimately from Latin imitārī (to represent).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /imitatu/ [i.mi.t̪a.t̪u]
  • Rhymes: -atu, -u
  • Hyphenation: i‧mi‧ta‧tu

Verb

imitatu ? (imperfect participle imitatzen, future participle imitatuko, short form imita, verbal noun imitatze)

  1. to imitate
    Synonym: antzeratu

Further reading

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

Latin

Verb

imitātū

  1. ablative supine of imitō