aspertu

Basque

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /as̺pertu/ [as̺.per.t̪u]
• Rhymes: -ertu, -u
• Hyphenation: as‧per‧tu

Verb

aspertu da/du (imperfect participle aspertzen, future participle aspertuko, short form asper, verbal noun aspertze)

1. to bore, to get bored
2. (dated, Northern) to dominate

Derived terms

• aspertzaile (“dominator”)

Further reading

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