babestu

== Basque == === Etymology === From babes (“shelter”) +‎ -tu. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /babes̺tu/ [ba.β̞es̺.t̪u] Rhymes: -es̺tu, -u Hyphenation: ba‧bes‧tu === Verb === babestu da/du (imperfect participle babesten, future participle babestuko, short form babes, verbal noun babeste) to protect ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “babestu”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language] “babestu”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005