motz
Basque
Etymology
From some Romance source akin to Spanish mocho. Compare labur, of native origin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mot͡s̻/ [mot͡s̻]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ots̻
- Hyphenation: motz
Adjective
motz (comparative motzago, superlative motzen, excessive motzegi)
- short
- cold, inexpressive
- Synonym: hotz
- uncultivated, ignorant
- crude, coarse
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | motz | motza | motzak | |
| ergative | motzek | motzak | motzek | |
| dative | motzi | motzari | motzei | |
| genitive | motzen | motzaren | motzen | |
| comitative | motzekin | motzarekin | motzekin | |
| causative | motzengatik | motzarengatik | motzengatik | |
| benefactive | motzentzat | motzarentzat | motzentzat | |
| instrumental | motzez | motzaz | motzez | |
| inessive | anim | motzengan | motzarengan | motzengan |
| inan | motzetan | motzean | motzetan | |
| locative | anim | — | — | — |
| inan | motzetako | motzeko | motzetako | |
| allative | anim | motzengana | motzarengana | motzengana |
| inan | motzetara | motzera | motzetara | |
| terminative | anim | motzenganaino | motzarenganaino | motzenganaino |
| inan | motzetaraino | motzeraino | motzetaraino | |
| directive | anim | motzenganantz | motzarenganantz | motzenganantz |
| inan | motzetarantz | motzerantz | motzetarantz | |
| destinative | anim | motzenganako | motzarenganako | motzenganako |
| inan | motzetarako | motzerako | motzetarako | |
| ablative | anim | motzengandik | motzarengandik | motzengandik |
| inan | motzetatik | motzetik | motzetatik | |
| partitive | motzik | — | — | |
| prolative | moztzat | — | — | |
Derived terms
- motz gelditu
- motzaldi
- motzarazi
- motzondo
- moztaile (“cutter”)
- moztasun (“shortness”)
- mozte
- moztu (“to cut”)
Adverb
motz (comparative motzago, superlative motzen, excessive motzegi)
Further reading
- “motz”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “motz”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
Middle French
Noun
motz m
- plural of mot