loratu

loratu

Basque

Etymology

From lore (“flower”) +‎ -tu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /loɾatu/ [lo.ɾa.t̪u]
  • Rhymes: -atu, -u
  • Hyphenation: lo‧ra‧tu

Verb

loratu da/du (imperfect participle loratzen, future participle loratuko, short form lora, verbal noun loratze)

  1. to flower, blossom, bloom
  2. to flourish, thrive

Further reading

  • “loratu”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
  • “loratu”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
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