dortoka
Basque
Etymology
Probably from the feminine of Late Latin Tartarucchus or tartarūchus, a mythological spirit of Greek origin, from Ancient Greek ταρταροῦχος (tartaroûkhos), from Τάρταρος (Tártaros). Compare also Medieval Latin tortuca.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dortoka/ [d̪or.t̪o.ka]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -oka, -a
- Hyphenation: dor‧to‧ka
Noun
dortoka anim
- turtle
- Synonym: apoarmatu
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | dortoka | dortoka | dortokak |
| ergative | dortokak | dortokak | dortokek |
| dative | dortokari | dortokari | dortokei |
| genitive | dortokaren | dortokaren | dortoken |
| comitative | dortokarekin | dortokarekin | dortokekin |
| causative | dortokarengatik | dortokarengatik | dortokengatik |
| benefactive | dortokarentzat | dortokarentzat | dortokentzat |
| instrumental | dortokaz | dortokaz | dortokez |
| inessive | dortokarengan | dortokarengan | dortokengan |
| locative | — | — | — |
| allative | dortokarengana | dortokarengana | dortokengana |
| terminative | dortokarenganaino | dortokarenganaino | dortokenganaino |
| directive | dortokarenganantz | dortokarenganantz | dortokenganantz |
| destinative | dortokarenganako | dortokarenganako | dortokenganako |
| ablative | dortokarengandik | dortokarengandik | dortokengandik |
| partitive | dortokarik | — | — |
| prolative | dortokatzat | — | — |
Further reading
- “dortoka”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “dortoka”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005