harrotu

Basque

Etymology

From harro (proud) +‎ -tu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /harotu/ [ha.ro.t̪u]
  • IPA(key): (Southern) /arotu/ [a.ro.t̪u]
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  • Rhymes: -otu, -u
  • Hyphenation: ha‧rro‧tu

Verb

harrotu da/du (imperfect participle harrotzen, future participle harrotuko, short form harro, verbal noun harrotze)

  1. to become proud, become arrogant
  2. to boast, brag
  3. to inflate, blow up

Further reading

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