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

• Rhymes: -ots̺u
• Rhymes: -ots̻u

• 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
	inanim.	oparotsutan	oparotsuan	oparotsuetan
locative	anim.	—	—	—
	inanim.	oparotsutako	oparotsuko	oparotsuetako
allative	anim.	oparotsurengana	oparotsuarengana	oparotsuengana
	inanim.	oparotsutara	oparotsura	oparotsuetara
terminative	anim.	oparotsurenganaino	oparotsuarenganaino	oparotsuenganaino
	inanim.	oparotsutaraino	oparotsuraino	oparotsuetaraino
directive	anim.	oparotsurenganantz	oparotsuarenganantz	oparotsuenganantz
	inanim.	oparotsutarantz	oparotsurantz	oparotsuetarantz
destinative	anim.	oparotsurenganako	oparotsuarenganako	oparotsuenganako
	inanim.	oparotsutarako	oparotsurako	oparotsuetarako
ablative	anim.	oparotsurengandik	oparotsuarengandik	oparotsuengandik
	inanim.	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], Euskaltzaindia
• “oparotsu”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005