abiatu
Basque
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /abiatu/, [a.β̞i.a.t̪u]
Verb
abiatu da/du (present participle abiatzen, future participle abiatuko, short form abia, verbal noun abiatze)
- (da) to leave, depart
- (da/du) to start, commence
Derived terms
- abiaburu (“starting point”)
- abiada (“impulse”) (see there for further derivations)
- abiadura (“speed”) (see there for further derivations)
- abiagailu (“engine starter”)
- abiagune (“starting point”)
- abialdi (“departure”)
- abiamen (“start, beginning”)
- abian (“underway”) (see there for further derivations)
- abiapuntu (“starting point”)
- abiarazi (“to impel, push forward”)
- abiarazle (“impeller”)
- abiasari (“minimum fare on a taxi”)
- abiatzaile (“impeller”)
- abio (“starting point, impulse”)
Further reading
- "abiatu" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
- “abiatu” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus