bataiatu
التعريفات والمعاني
== Basque ==
=== Etymology ===
From bataio (“baptism”) + -tu.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /batai̯atu/ [ba.t̪ai̯.a.t̪u]
Rhymes: -atu, -u
Hyphenation: ba‧tai‧a‧tu
=== Verb ===
bataiatu du (imperfect participle bataiatzen, future participle bataiatuko, short form bataia, verbal noun bataiatze)
to baptize
to name
(colloquial) to water down
==== Derived terms ====
=== Further reading ===
“bataiatu”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
“bataiatu”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005