bukatu

Basque

Etymology

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Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bukatu/, [bu.ka.t̪u]

Verb

bukatu ? (imperfect participle bukatzen, future participle bukatuko, short form buka, verbal noun bukatze)

  1. to finish, to end
  2. to die
  3. to break (a relationship)

Derived terms
  • bukaera gabeko (“without end”)
  • bukaera (“ending”)
  • bukaezin (“interminable, unending”)
  • bukaezinezko (“interminable, unending”)
  • bukakor (“finite”)
  • bukatugabe (“unfinished”)
  • bukatzen ez den soka (“neverending story”, literally “endless rope”)

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