Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /adabatu/ [a.ð̞a.β̞a.t̪u]Category:Basque 4-syllable words#ADABATUCategory:Basque terms with IPA pronunciation#ADABATU
• Rhymes: -atu, -uCategory:Rhymes:Basque/atu#ADABATUCategory:Rhymes:Basque/atu/4 syllables#ADABATUCategory:Rhymes:Basque/u#ADABATUCategory:Rhymes:Basque/u/4 syllables#ADABATU
• Hyphenation: a‧da‧ba‧tu

Verb

adabatu du (imperfect participle adabatzen, future participle adabatuko, short form adaba, verbal noun adabatze)Category:Basque lemmas#ADABATUCategory:Basque verbs#ADABATUCategory:Basque du verbs#ADABATUCategory:Basque entries with incorrect language header#ADABATUCategory:Pages with entries#ADABATUCategory:Pages with 1 entry#ADABATU

1. to patch up
2. (figuratively) to fix crudely

Further reading

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