orokor

Basque

Etymology

From oro (“all”) +‎ -kor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oɾokor/ [o.ɾo.kor]
• Rhymes: -okor, -or
• Hyphenation: o‧ro‧kor

Adjective

orokor (comparative orokorrago, superlative orokorren, excessive orokorregi)

1. general, universal

Declension

Declension of orokor (adjective, ending in -r)

		indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive		orokor	orokorra	orokorrak
ergative		orokorrek	orokorrak	orokorrek
dative		orokorri	orokorrari	orokorrei
genitive		orokorren	orokorraren	orokorren
comitative		orokorrekin	orokorrarekin	orokorrekin
causative		orokorrengatik	orokorrarengatik	orokorrengatik
benefactive		orokorrentzat	orokorrarentzat	orokorrentzat
instrumental		orokorrez	orokorraz	orokorrez
inessive	anim	orokorrengan	orokorrarengan	orokorrengan
	inan	orokorretan	orokorrean	orokorretan
locative	anim	—	—	—
	inan	orokorretako	orokorreko	orokorretako
allative	anim	orokorrengana	orokorrarengana	orokorrengana
	inan	orokorretara	orokorrera	orokorretara
terminative	anim	orokorrenganaino	orokorrarenganaino	orokorrenganaino
	inan	orokorretaraino	orokorreraino	orokorretaraino
directive	anim	orokorrenganantz	orokorrarenganantz	orokorrenganantz
	inan	orokorretarantz	orokorrerantz	orokorretarantz
destinative	anim	orokorrenganako	orokorrarenganako	orokorrenganako
	inan	orokorretarako	orokorrerako	orokorretarako
ablative	anim	orokorrengandik	orokorrarengandik	orokorrengandik
	inan	orokorretatik	orokorretik	orokorretatik
partitive		orokorrik	—	—
prolative		orokortzat	—	—

Derived terms

• orokorki (“generally”)
• orokorpen (“generalization”)
• orokorrean (“generally”)
• orokortasun (“generality”)
• orokortu (“to generalize”)

Further reading

• “orokor”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “orokor”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005