aukera

Basque

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /au̯keɾa/ [au̯.ke.ɾa]
  • Rhymes: -eɾa, -a
  • Hyphenation: au‧ke‧ra

Noun

aukera inan

  1. choice, option
    Synonym: hauta (Northern)
  2. selection
    Synonyms: hautatze, aukeraketa
  3. occasion, opportunity
    Synonyms: abagune, mentura (Northern)

Declension

Declension of aukera (inan a-stem)
indefinite singular plural proximal plural
absolutive aukera aukera aukerak aukerok
ergative aukerak aukerak aukerek aukerok
dative aukerari aukerari aukerei aukeroi
genitive aukeraren aukeraren aukeren aukeron
comitative aukerarekin aukerarekin aukerekin aukerokin
causative aukerarengatik aukerarengatik aukerengatik aukerongatik
benefactive aukerarentzat aukerarentzat aukerentzat aukerontzat
instrumental aukeraz aukeraz aukerez aukerotaz
innesive aukeratan aukeran aukeretan aukerotan
locative aukeratako aukerako aukeretako aukerotako
allative aukeratara aukerara aukeretara aukerotara
terminative aukerataraino aukeraraino aukeretaraino aukerotaraino
directive aukeratarantz aukerarantz aukeretarantz aukerotarantz
destinative aukeratarako aukerarako aukeretarako aukerotarako
ablative aukeratatik aukeratik aukeretatik aukerotatik
partitive aukerarik
prolative aukeratzat

Derived terms

  • aukera-berdintasun
  • aukera-maukera, aukeraren maukera
  • aukerabide
  • aukeraketa (selection)
  • aukerakizun (option)
  • aukerako (optional)
  • aukerakotasun (optionality)
  • aukeramen (ability to choose)
  • aukeran
  • aukerarazi (to force to choose)
  • aukeratu (to choose)
  • aukeratzaile (chooser)
  • aukeratze (selection)

Verb

aukera

  1. Short form of aukeratu (to choose).

Further reading

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