lorategi

Basque

Etymology

From lora- (combining form of lore (“flower”)) +‎ -tegi (“place”). The "anthology" sense is a semantic loan from Spanish florilegio.

Pronunciation
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  • IPA(key): /loɾateɡi/ [lo.ɾa.t̪e.ɣ̞i]
  • Rhymes: -eɡi
  • Hyphenation: lo‧ra‧te‧gi

Noun

lorategi inan

  1. garden
  2. anthology

Declension

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms
  • lorategi botaniko (“botanic garden”)
  • lorategi-hiri (“garden city”)

Further reading
  • "lorategi" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
  • “lorategi” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus
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