irakurri

Basque

Etymology

Possibly related to erakutsi (“to teach”) and/or ikurri (“to fall”).

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /iɾakuri/, [i.ɾa.ku.ri]

Verb

irakurri ? (imperfect participle irakurtzen, future participle irakurriko, short form irakur, verbal noun irakurtze)

1. to read

   Liburu bat irakurtzen ari naiz ― I'm reading a book.

Further reading

• “irakurri”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
• “irakurri”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005