lotsakor

Basque

Etymology

From lotsa (“shame”) +‎ -kor.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most dialects) /lot͡s̺akor/ [lo.t͡s̺a.kor]
  • IPA(key): (Biscayan) /lot͡s̻akor/ [lo.t͡s̻a.kor]

  • Rhymes: -akor, -or
  • Hyphenation: lo‧tsa‧kor

Noun

lotsakor inan

  1. shy, timid
    Synonym: lotsati
  2. (Northern) scaredy-cat, coward

Declension

Declension of lotsakor (inanimate, ending in -r)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive lotsakor lotsakorra lotsakorrak
ergative lotsakorrek lotsakorrak lotsakorrek
dative lotsakorri lotsakorrari lotsakorrei
genitive lotsakorren lotsakorraren lotsakorren
comitative lotsakorrekin lotsakorrarekin lotsakorrekin
causative lotsakorrengatik lotsakorrarengatik lotsakorrengatik
benefactive lotsakorrentzat lotsakorrarentzat lotsakorrentzat
instrumental lotsakorrez lotsakorraz lotsakorrez
inessive lotsakorretan lotsakorrean lotsakorretan
locative lotsakorretako lotsakorreko lotsakorretako
allative lotsakorretara lotsakorrera lotsakorretara
terminative lotsakorretaraino lotsakorreraino lotsakorretaraino
directive lotsakorretarantz lotsakorrerantz lotsakorretarantz
destinative lotsakorretarako lotsakorrerako lotsakorretarako
ablative lotsakorretatik lotsakorretik lotsakorretatik
partitive lotsakorrik — —
prolative lotsakortzat — —

Further reading

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