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Basque
Etymology
lapur (“thief”) + -tu (“verb forming suffix”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lapurtu/
- Rhymes: -urtu
- Hyphenation: la‧pur‧tu
Verb
lapurtu ? (imperfect participle lapurtzen, future participle lapurtuko, short form lapur, verbal noun lapurtze)
- to steal
- Synonyms: ebatsi, ostu
Ene amamaren neskameak hiru bitxi lapurtu zizkion.- My grandmother’s maid stole three jewels from her.
- to become a thief
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