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sortu.

to originate, to emerge, to be born

5 characters2 syllables approx.Euskara language

Meaning & usage

verb/s̻ortu//s̺ortu/[s̺or.t̪u]
  1. to originate, to emerge, to be born

  2. to create, to conceive, to invent, to found, to produce

Where this word comes from

From the Proto-Basque root *-sor-.

verb/s̻ortu//s̺ortu/[s̺or.t̪u]
  1. to numb

  2. to deafen

Where this word comes from

From sor (“deaf, numb”) + -tu

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.