bildu

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Basque[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Unknown, contains the verbal suffix -du. Probably unrelated to *bil (“round”).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

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  • IPA(key): /bildu/, [bil̪.d̪u]

Verb[edit]

bildu ? (imperfect participle biltzen, future participle bilduko, short form bil, verbal noun biltze)

  1. to gather, collect, accumulate, compile
  2. to get together, meet
  3. to join together, hold together
  4. to harvest, pick, bring in (crops)
  5. to sum up, summarize
  6. to cover, wrap up
  7. to gather, fold, bunch up
  8. to milk (cow)

References[edit]

  1. ^ “bildu” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk

Further reading[edit]

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