oparotsu
Basque
Etymology
From oparo (“abundant”) + -tsu.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ots̺u, -u
- Rhymes: -ots̻u, -u
- Hyphenation: o‧pa‧ro‧tsu
Adjective
oparotsu (comparative oparotsuago, superlative oparotsuen, excessive oparotsuegi)
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | proximal plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | oparotsu | oparotsua | oparotsuak | oparotsuok | |
| ergative | oparotsuk | oparotsuak | oparotsuek | oparotsuok | |
| dative | oparotsuri | oparotsuari | oparotsuei | oparotsuoi | |
| genitive | oparotsuren | oparotsuaren | oparotsuen | oparotsuon | |
| comitative | oparotsurekin | oparotsuarekin | oparotsuekin | oparotsuokin | |
| causative | oparotsurengatik | oparotsuarengatik | oparotsuengatik | oparotsuongatik | |
| benefactive | oparotsurentzat | oparotsuarentzat | oparotsuentzat | oparotsuontzat | |
| instrumental | oparotsuz | oparotsuaz | oparotsuez | oparotsuotaz | |
| innesive | anim. | oparotsurengan | oparotsuarengan | oparotsuengan | oparotsuongan |
| inan. | oparotsutan | oparotsuan | oparotsuetan | oparotsuotan | |
| locative | anim. | — | — | — | — |
| inan. | oparotsutako | oparotsuko | oparotsuetako | oparotsuotako | |
| allative | anim. | oparotsurengana | oparotsuarengana | oparotsuengana | oparotsuongana |
| inan. | oparotsutara | oparotsura | oparotsuetara | oparotsuotara | |
| terminative | anim. | oparotsurenganaino | oparotsuarenganaino | oparotsuenganaino | oparotsuonganaino |
| inan. | oparotsutaraino | oparotsuraino | oparotsuetaraino | oparotsuotaraino | |
| directive | anim. | oparotsurenganantz | oparotsuarenganantz | oparotsuenganantz | oparotsuonganantz |
| inan. | oparotsutarantz | oparotsurantz | oparotsuetarantz | oparotsuotarantz | |
| destinative | anim. | oparotsurenganako | oparotsuarenganako | oparotsuenganako | oparotsuonganako |
| inan. | oparotsutarako | oparotsurako | oparotsuetarako | oparotsuotarako | |
| ablative | anim. | oparotsurengandik | oparotsuarengandik | oparotsuengandik | oparotsuongandik |
| inan. | oparotsutatik | oparotsutik | oparotsuetatik | oparotsuotatik | |
| partitive | oparotsurik | — | — | — | |
| prolative | oparotsutzat | — | — | — | |
Adverb
oparotsu (comparative oparotsuago, superlative oparotsuen, excessive oparotsuegi)
- (rare) abundantly, generously
- Synonym: oparo
Further reading
- “oparotsu”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “oparotsu”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005