zigortu

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Basque

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Etymology

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From zigor (whip, punishment) +‎ -tu.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (most dialects) /s̻iɡortu/ [s̻i.ɣ̞or.t̪u]
  • IPA(key): (Biscayan) /s̺iɡortu/ [s̺i.ɣ̞or.t̪u]

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  • Rhymes: -ortu
  • Hyphenation: zi‧gor‧tu

Verb

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zigortu du (imperfect participle zigortzen, future participle zigortuko, short form zigor, verbal noun zigortze)

  1. to whip
  2. to punish, to sanction

Derived terms

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Further reading

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