babestu

Basque

Etymology

From babes (“shelter”) +‎ -tu.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /babes̺tu/ [ba.β̞es̺.t̪u]
  • Rhymes: -es̺tu
  • Hyphenation: ba‧bes‧tu

Verb

babestu da/du (imperfect participle babesten, future participle babestuko, short form babes, verbal noun babeste)

  1. to protect

Derived terms
  • babesle (“protector”)

Further reading
  • "babestu" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
  • “babestu” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus
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