operatu

From Spanish operar (“to operate”) +‎ -tu.

• IPA^(key): /opeɾatu/ [o.pe.ɾa.t̪u]
• Rhymes: -atu, -u
• Hyphenation: o‧pe‧ra‧tu

operatu du (imperfect participle operatzen, future participle operatuko, short form opera, verbal noun operatze)

1. (archaic) to act, to operate
2. to perform surgery, to operate

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

operātū

1. ablative supine of operō