bukatu

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Basque

Etymology

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bukatu/,

Verb

bukatu ? (imperfect participle bukatzen, future participle bukatuko, short form buka, verbal noun bukatze)

to finish, to end
Antonym: hasi
to die
to break (a relationship)

Derived terms

bukaera gabeko (“without end”)
bukaera (“ending”)
bukaezin (“interminable, unending”)
bukaezinezko (“interminable, unending”)
bukakor (“finite”)
bukatugabe (“unfinished”)
bukatzen ez den soka (“neverending story”, literally “endless rope”)

Further reading

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

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