Basque

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Etymology

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From kontatu (to count) +‎ gailu (device).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /kontaɡai̯lu/ [kõn̪.t̪a.ɣ̞ai̯.lu]
  • IPA(key): (Southern) /kontaɡaʎu/ [kõn̪.t̪a.ɣ̞a.ʎu]
  • Rhymes: -ai̯lu
  • Rhymes: -aʎu
  • Hyphenation: kon‧ta‧gai‧lu

Noun

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kontagailu inan

  1. meter (instrument)

Declension

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Further reading

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