derrigortu

Basque

Etymology

From derrigor (“necessarily”) +‎ -tu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /deriɡortu/ [d̪e.ri.ɣ̞or.t̪u]
  • Rhymes: -ortu, -u
  • Hyphenation: de‧rri‧gor‧tu

Verb

derrigortu du (imperfect participle derrigortzen, future participle derrigortuko, short form derrigor, verbal noun derrigortze)

  1. to force, compel, oblige

Further reading

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