igarri

Basque

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iɡari/ [i.ɣ̞a.ri]
• Rhymes: -ari
• Hyphenation: i‧ga‧rri

Verb

igarri du/dio (imperfect participle igartzen, future participle igarriko, short form igar, verbal noun igartze)

1. to know, to guess, to find out

Derived terms

• igarbide (“way of knowing something”)
• igargaitz (“hard to guess”)
• igarketa (“prophecy”)
• igarkizun (“riddle”)
• igarle (“fortune-teller”)
• igarmen (“ability to guess”)
• igarpen (“clairvoyance”)

 

Further reading

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