damutu

Basque

Etymology

From damu (“regret”) +‎ -tu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /damutu/ [d̪a.mu.t̪u]
• Rhymes: -utu, -u
• Hyphenation: da‧mu‧tu

Verb

damutu da/zaio (imperfect participle damutzen, future participle damutuko, short form damu, verbal noun damutze)

1. to regret

   Synonyms: damu izan, auhendatu, deitoratu, dolutu

Usage notes

• When conjugated with da auxiliaries, the complement takes the instrumental case.

Further reading

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