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Basque
Etymology
From Latin maledīcere (“to curse”), with the verbal suffix -tu and metathesis (some Northern dialects preserve the non-metathesized form).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /madaɾikatu/
- Rhymes: -atu, -u
- Hyphenation: ma‧da‧ri‧ka‧tu
Verb
madarikatu du (imperfect participle madarikatzen, future participle madarikatuko, short form madarika, verbal noun madarikatze)
- to damn, to curse something or someone
- to curse, to swear
- Synonym: birao egin
Derived terms
Adjective
madarikatu (comparative madarikatuago, superlative madarikatuen, excessive madarikatuegi)
- damn, bloody
- Barraskilo madarikatuak, beti jaten nire uzta. ― Damn snails, they always eat my harvest.
Declension
References
Further reading
- “madarikatu”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “madarikatu”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005