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)

1. (da) to leave, depart
2. (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