oparotsu
Basque
Etymology
From oparo (“abundant”) + -tsu.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ots̺u, -u
- Rhymes: -ots̻u, -u
- Hyphenation: o‧pa‧ro‧tsu
Adjective
oparotsu (comparative oparotsuago, superlative oparotsuen, excessive oparotsuegi)
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | oparotsu | oparotsua | oparotsuak | |
| ergative | oparotsuk | oparotsuak | oparotsuek | |
| dative | oparotsuri | oparotsuari | oparotsuei | |
| genitive | oparotsuren | oparotsuaren | oparotsuen | |
| comitative | oparotsurekin | oparotsuarekin | oparotsuekin | |
| causative | oparotsurengatik | oparotsuarengatik | oparotsuengatik | |
| benefactive | oparotsurentzat | oparotsuarentzat | oparotsuentzat | |
| instrumental | oparotsuz | oparotsuaz | oparotsuez | |
| inessive | anim | oparotsurengan | oparotsuarengan | oparotsuengan |
| inan | oparotsutan | oparotsuan | oparotsuetan | |
| locative | anim | — | — | — |
| inan | oparotsutako | oparotsuko | oparotsuetako | |
| allative | anim | oparotsurengana | oparotsuarengana | oparotsuengana |
| inan | oparotsutara | oparotsura | oparotsuetara | |
| terminative | anim | oparotsurenganaino | oparotsuarenganaino | oparotsuenganaino |
| inan | oparotsutaraino | oparotsuraino | oparotsuetaraino | |
| directive | anim | oparotsurenganantz | oparotsuarenganantz | oparotsuenganantz |
| inan | oparotsutarantz | oparotsurantz | oparotsuetarantz | |
| destinative | anim | oparotsurenganako | oparotsuarenganako | oparotsuenganako |
| inan | oparotsutarako | oparotsurako | oparotsuetarako | |
| ablative | anim | oparotsurengandik | oparotsuarengandik | oparotsuengandik |
| inan | oparotsutatik | oparotsutik | oparotsuetatik | |
| partitive | oparotsurik | — | — | |
| prolative | oparotsutzat | — | — | |
Adverb
oparotsu (comparative oparotsuago, superlative oparotsuen, excessive oparotsuegi)
- (rare) abundantly, generously
- Synonym: oparo
Further reading
- “oparotsu”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “oparotsu”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005