irakurri

Basque

Etymology

Possibly related to erakutsi (“to teach”) and/or ikurri (“to fall”).

Pronunciation
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  • IPA(key): /iɾakuri/, [i.ɾa.ku.ri]

Verb

irakurri ? (imperfect participle irakurtzen, future participle irakurriko, short form irakur, verbal noun irakurtze)

  1. to read
    Liburu bat irakurtzen ari naiz ― I'm reading a book.

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