otsein

Basque

Etymology

From ot- (combining form of ogi (“bread”)) +‎ sein (“boy, child”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ot͡s̺ei̯n/ [o.t͡s̺ẽĩ̯n]

• IPA^(key): (most dialects) /ot͡s̺ei̯n/ [o.t͡s̺ẽĩ̯n]
• IPA^(key): (Biscayan) /ot͡s̻ei̯n/ [o.t͡s̻ẽĩ̯n]

 

• Rhymes: -ots̺ei̯n, -ei̯n

• Rhymes: -ots̺ei̯n, -ei̯n
• Rhymes: -ots̻ei̯n, -ei̯n

• Hyphenation: o‧tsein

Noun

otsein anim

1. servant

   Synonym: morroi

Declension

Declension of otsein (animate, ending in consonant)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	otsein	otseina	otseinak
ergative	otseinek	otseinak	otseinek
dative	otseini	otseinari	otseinei
genitive	otseinen	otseinaren	otseinen
comitative	otseinekin	otseinarekin	otseinekin
causative	otseinengatik	otseinarengatik	otseinengatik
benefactive	otseinentzat	otseinarentzat	otseinentzat
instrumental	otseinez	otseinaz	otseinez
inessive	otseinengan	otseinarengan	otseinengan
locative	—	—	—
allative	otseinengana	otseinarengana	otseinengana
terminative	otseinenganaino	otseinarenganaino	otseinenganaino
directive	otseinenganantz	otseinarenganantz	otseinenganantz
destinative	otseinenganako	otseinarenganako	otseinenganako
ablative	otseinengandik	otseinarengandik	otseinengandik
partitive	otseinik	—	—
prolative	otseintzat	—	—

Derived terms

• otseindu (“to serve”)
• otseintza (“servitude”)

Further reading

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