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Basque
Etymology
Originally, this verb belonged to the -n class of verbs, but the suffix later changed to -tu. The original participle survives as the adjective ezagun (“known”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (most dialects) /es̻aɡutu/
- IPA(key): (Biscayan) /es̺aɡutu/
- Rhymes: -utu
- Hyphenation: e‧za‧gu‧tu
Verb
ezagutu du (imperfect participle ezagutzen, future participle ezagutuko, short form ezagut, verbal noun ezagutze)
- to know, to be aware of
1571, Joanes Leizarraga, editor, Iesus Christ Gure Iaunaren Testamentu Berria, La Rochelle, Acteac 27:39:Eta eguna ethorri cenean, herria etzeçaten eçagut: baina portu itſas adar çuen bati ohart cequizquión, hartara, eguin albalute, vncia egotzi aiher ciraden. [Original spelling]
Eta eguna ethorri zenean, herria etzezaten ezagut: baina portu itsasadar zuen bati ohart zekizkion, hartara, egin albalute, untzia egotzi aiher ziraden. [Modernized spelling]- And when it was day, they knew not the land: but they discovered a certain creek with a shore, into the which they were minded, if it were possible, to thrust in the ship. – KJV
- to meet
- to acknowledge
- to distinguish
- (archaic, biblical) to know, have sexual relations with
Conjugation
ezagutu ― NOR-NORK paradigm
Derived terms
References
Further reading
- "ezagutu" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia , euskaltzaindia.eus
- “ezagutu” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia , euskaltzaindia.eus