opari
Basque
Etymology
Attested since the mid-19th century, from opa (“offering”).
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /opaɾi/ [o.pa.ɾi]
- Rhymes: -aɾi, -i
- Hyphenation: o‧pa‧ri
Noun
opari inan
- gift, present
- Synonym: (rare) opakizun
- (religion) offering, sacrifice
- Synonyms: eskaintza, sakrifizio, opagai
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | opari | oparia | opariak |
| ergative | oparik | opariak | opariek |
| dative | opariri | opariari | opariei |
| genitive | opariren | opariaren | oparien |
| comitative | oparirekin | opariarekin | opariekin |
| causative | oparirengatik | opariarengatik | opariengatik |
| benefactive | oparirentzat | opariarentzat | oparientzat |
| instrumental | opariz | opariaz | opariez |
| inessive | oparitan | oparian | oparietan |
| locative | oparitako | opariko | oparietako |
| allative | oparitara | oparira | oparietara |
| terminative | oparitaraino | opariraino | oparietaraino |
| directive | oparitarantz | oparirantz | oparietarantz |
| destinative | oparitarako | oparirako | oparietarako |
| ablative | oparitatik | oparitik | oparietatik |
| partitive | oparirik | — | — |
| prolative | oparitzat | — | — |
Derived terms
- opari egin (“to gift”)
- opari-paper (“gift-wrap”)
- oparigai (“oblation”)
- oparigintza (“offering”)
- oparitu (“to gift”)
Further reading
- “opari”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “opari”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005