igerikatu

Basque

Etymology

From igerika (“swimming”) +‎ -tu.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /iɡeɾikatu/ [i.ɣ̞e.ɾi.ka.t̪u]
• Rhymes: -atu, -u
• Hyphenation: i‧ge‧ri‧ka‧tu

Verb

igerikatu da (imperfect participle igerikatzen, future participle igerikatuko, short form igerika, verbal noun igerikatze)

1. (Northern) to swim

   Synonyms: igeri egin, igerian egin

Further reading

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