oitru

Fala

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese outro, from Latin alter (“the other”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élteros (“the other of two”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈoi̯tɾu/
  • Rhymes: -oi̯tɾu
  • Syllabification: oi‧tru

Determiner

oitru m sg (feminine oitra, masculine plural oitrus, feminine plural oitras)

  1. (Lagarteiru, Valverdeñu) alternative form of otru (“another, other”)

Usage notes

This is the most common form of the determiner/pronoun in Lagarteiru, in Valverdeñu it is less common.

Pronoun

oitru m sg (feminine oitra, masculine plural oitrus, feminine plural oitras)

  1. (Lagarteiru, Valverdeñu) alternative form of otru (“something else, someone else”)

Derived terms

  • pa u oitru (“two days after tomorrow”)

References

  • Valeš, Miroslav (2021) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web)‎[1], 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN
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