ardura

Basque

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /arduɾa/ [ar.ð̞u.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -uɾa
• Hyphenation: ar‧du‧ra

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish ardura (“anguish, anxiety, discomfort”).

Noun

ardura inan

1. care, attention

   Synonyms: axola, arreta

2. responsibility, diligence
3. worry, concern

Declension

Declension of ardura (inanimate, ending in -a)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	ardura	ardura	ardurak
ergative	ardurak	ardurak	ardurek
dative	ardurari	ardurari	ardurei
genitive	arduraren	arduraren	arduren
comitative	ardurarekin	ardurarekin	ardurekin
causative	ardurarengatik	ardurarengatik	ardurengatik
benefactive	ardurarentzat	ardurarentzat	ardurentzat
instrumental	arduraz	arduraz	ardurez
inessive	arduratan	arduran	arduretan
locative	arduratako	ardurako	arduretako
allative	arduratara	ardurara	arduretara
terminative	ardurataraino	arduraraino	arduretaraino
directive	arduratarantz	ardurarantz	arduretarantz
destinative	arduratarako	ardurarako	arduretarako
ablative	arduratatik	arduratik	arduretatik
partitive	ardurarik	—	—
prolative	arduratzat	—	—

Derived terms

• ardura eduki (“to be responsible for”)
• ardura eman (“to complain”)
• ardura izan (“to care”)
• arduradun (“manager”)
• arduragabe (“irresponsible”)
• arduragabekeria (“irresponsibility”)
• arduragabeko (“irresponsible”)
• arduragabetu
• arduragarri
• ardurako (“usual”)
• arduraldi
• arduratan (“worried”)
• arduratsu (“responsible”)
• arduratu (“to take responsibility”)
• ardurazko (“important”)

 

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adverb

ardura (not comparable)

1. (chiefly Northern) often, usually

   Synonyms: maiz, askotan

Derived terms

• ardurako (“common, usual”)
• arduran (“often”)
• ardurazko (“common, usual”)

 

Further reading

• “ardura”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
• “ardura”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Spanish

Etymology

From arduo (“arduous”) +‎ -ura.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɾˈduɾa/ [aɾˈð̞u.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -uɾa
• Syllabification: ar‧du‧ra

Noun

ardura f (plural arduras)

1. (obsolete) anguish, anxiety, discomfort

Descendants

• → Basque: ardura (“responsibility”)

Further reading

• “ardura”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10