abaro egin

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Basque

Etymology

From abaro (shade) +‎ egin (to do).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /abaɾo eɡin/
  • Hyphenation: a‧ba‧ro e‧gin

Verb

abaro egin du (imperfect participle abaro egiten, future participle abaro egingo or abaro eginen, short form abaro egin, verbal noun abaro egite)

  1. to nap (said of cattle)
    • 1976, Manuel Olaizola Urbieta "Uztapide", “Artzaia”, in Sasoia joan da gero, Auspoa Liburutegia, page 64:
      Goizian intza ederra zegon
      baña eguardian bero,
      ardiak pago zarren azpian
      egingo dute abaro; []
      There was a pleasant dew in the morning
      the weather at noon is hot,
      the sheep under the old beeches
      will take a nap;

Further reading

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