ardura

Basque

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /arduɾa/ [ar.ð̞u.ɾa]
  • Rhymes: -uɾa, -a
  • Hyphenation: ar‧du‧ra

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish ardura (“anguish, anxiety, discomfort”).

Noun

ardura inan

  1. care, attention
    Synonyms: axola, arreta
  2. responsibility, diligence
  3. worry, concern
Declension
Declension of ardura (inan a-stem)
indefinite singular plural proximal plural
absolutive ardura ardura ardurak ardurok
ergative ardurak ardurak ardurek ardurok
dative ardurari ardurari ardurei arduroi
genitive arduraren arduraren arduren arduron
comitative ardurarekin ardurarekin ardurekin ardurokin
causative ardurarengatik ardurarengatik ardurengatik ardurongatik
benefactive ardurarentzat ardurarentzat ardurentzat ardurontzat
instrumental arduraz arduraz ardurez ardurotaz
innesive arduratan arduran arduretan ardurotan
locative arduratako ardurako arduretako ardurotako
allative arduratara ardurara arduretara ardurotara
terminative ardurataraino arduraraino arduretaraino ardurotaraino
directive arduratarantz ardurarantz arduretarantz ardurotarantz
destinative arduratarako ardurarako arduretarako ardurotarako
ablative arduratatik arduratik arduretatik ardurotatik
partitive ardurarik — — —
prolative arduratzat — — —
Derived terms
  • ardura eduki (“to be responsible for”)
  • ardura eman (“to complain”)
  • ardura izan (“to care”)
  • arduradun (“manager”)
  • arduragabe (“irresponsible”)
  • arduragabekeria (“irresponsibility”)
  • arduragabeko (“irresponsible”)
  • arduragabetu
  • arduragarri
  • ardurako (“usual”)
  • arduraldi
  • arduratan (“worried”)
  • arduratsu (“responsible”)
  • arduratu (“to take responsibility”)
  • ardurazko (“important”)

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adverb

ardura (not comparable)

  1. (chiefly Northern) often, usually
    Synonyms: maiz, askotan
Derived terms
  • ardurako (“common, usual”)
  • arduran (“often”)
  • ardurazko (“common, usual”)

Further reading

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

Spanish

Etymology

From arduo (“arduous”) +‎ -ura.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aɾˈduɾa/ [aɾˈð̞u.ɾa]
  • Rhymes: -uɾa
  • Syllabification: ar‧du‧ra

Noun

ardura f (plural arduras)

  1. (obsolete) anguish, anxiety, discomfort

Descendants

  • → Basque: ardura (“responsibility”)

Further reading

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