atso

See also: Atso

Basque

Etymology

From Proto-Basque *atso.^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most dialects) /at͡s̺o/ [a.t͡s̺o]
IPA^(key): (Biscayan) /at͡s̻o/ [a.t͡s̻o]

Rhymes: -ats̺o, -o
Rhymes: -ats̻o, -o

Hyphenation: a‧tso

Noun

atso anim

old woman

Declension

Declension of *atso* (animate, ending in vowel)
	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	atso	atsoa	atsoak
ergative	atsok	atsoak	atsoek
dative	atsori	atsoari	atsoei
genitive	atsoren	atsoaren	atsoen
comitative	atsorekin	atsoarekin	atsoekin
causative	atsorengatik	atsoarengatik	atsoengatik
benefactive	atsorentzat	atsoarentzat	atsoentzat
instrumental	atsoz	atsoaz	atsoez
inessive	atsorengan	atsoarengan	atsoengan
locative	—	—	—
allative	atsorengana	atsoarengana	atsoengana
terminative	atsorenganaino	atsoarenganaino	atsoenganaino
directive	atsorenganantz	atsoarenganantz	atsoenganantz
destinative	atsorenganako	atsoarenganako	atsoenganako
ablative	atsorengandik	atsoarengandik	atsoengandik
partitive	atsorik	—	—
prolative	atsotzat	—	—

Derived terms

atso-agure
atso-besta
atso-ipuin (“old wives' tale”)
atsokeria (“old wives' tale”)
atsolor
atsotitz (“proverb”)
atsotizlari (“proverbialist”)
atsotu (“to get old”)

References

^ R. L. Trask (2008) “atso”, in Max W. Wheeler, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Basque, University of Sussex, page 114

Further reading

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

Wauja

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aˈt͡sɨ/

Interjection

atso

ew, ugh, yuck (expressing disgust, esp. at a bad smell)
Atso! Petsityaha! Inyaunmalun!
Ugh! You farted! [You] jerk! (said with laughter)

References

E. Ireland field notes. Need to be checked by native speaker.