handitu

Basque

Etymology

From handi (“big”) +‎ -tu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /handitu/ [hãn̪.d̪i.t̪u]
• IPA^(key): (Southern) /anditu/ [ãn̪.d̪i.t̪u]
• Rhymes: -itu
• Hyphenation: han‧di‧tu

Verb

handitu da/du (imperfect participle handitzen, future participle handituko, short form handi, verbal noun handitze)

1. to grow
2. to enlarge

Derived terms

• handitzaile (“enlarger”)

 

Further reading

• “handitu”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
• “handitu”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005