idatzi
Basque
Etymology
Coined by Sabino Arana in the 19th century to replace the borrowings eskribitu and izkiribitu, altered arbitrarily from Old Biscayne iraatsi (“to write”), of unknown origin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /idat͡s̻i/, [i.ð̞a.t͡s̻i]
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Verb
idatzi ? (present participle idazten, future participle idatziko, short form idatz, verbal noun idazte)
- to write
- Mikel gutun bat idazten ari da. ― Mikel is writing a letter.
Derived terms
- idazle (“writer”)
Further reading
- "idatzi" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
- “idatzi” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus