bildu
Basque
Etymology
Unknown, contains the verbal suffix -du. Probably unrelated to *bil (“round”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bildu/, [bil̪.d̪u]
Verb
bildu ? (present participle biltzen, future participle bilduko, short form bil, verbal noun biltze)
- to gather, collect, accumulate, compile
- to get together, meet
- to join together, hold together
- to harvest, pick, bring in (crops)
- to sum up, summarize
- to cover, wrap up
- to gather, fold, bunch up
- to milk (cow)
References
- “bildu” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk
Further reading
- "bildu" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
- “bildu” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus