oparotsu

Basque

Etymology

From oparo (“abundant”) +‎ -tsu.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /opaɾot͡s̺u/ [o.pa.ɾo.t͡s̺u]

• IPA^(key): (most dialects) /opaɾot͡s̺u/ [o.pa.ɾo.t͡s̺u]
• IPA^(key): (Biscayan) /opaɾot͡s̻u/ [o.pa.ɾo.t͡s̻u]

 

• Rhymes: -ots̺u, -u

• Rhymes: -ots̺u, -u
• Rhymes: -ots̻u, -u

• Hyphenation: o‧pa‧ro‧tsu

Adjective

oparotsu (comparative oparotsuago, superlative oparotsuen, excessive oparotsuegi)

1. (rare) abundant

   Synonym: oparo

Declension

Declension of oparotsu (adjective, ending in vowel)

		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)

1. (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