kolonizatu

Basque

Etymology

From Spanish colonizar (to colonize) +‎ -tu.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most dialects) /kolonis̻atu/ [ko.lo.ni.s̻a.t̪u]
  • IPA(key): (Biscayan) /kolonis̺atu/ [ko.lo.ni.s̺a.t̪u]

  • Rhymes: -atu, -u
  • Hyphenation: ko‧lo‧ni‧za‧tu

Verb

kolonizatu du (imperfect participle kolonizatzen, future participle kolonizatuko, short form koloniza, verbal noun kolonizatze)

  1. to colonize

Further reading

  • kolonizatu”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
  • kolonizatu”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
  • kolonizatu” in Labayru Hiztegia