ordots
Basque
Etymology
From urde (“pig”) + orots (“male”), with haplology.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ordots̺, -ots̺
- Rhymes: -ordots̻, -ots̻
- Hyphenation: or‧dots
Noun
ordots anim
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | ordots | ordotsa | ordotsak |
| ergative | ordotsek | ordotsak | ordotsek |
| dative | ordotsi | ordotsari | ordotsei |
| genitive | ordotsen | ordotsaren | ordotsen |
| comitative | ordotsekin | ordotsarekin | ordotsekin |
| causative | ordotsengatik | ordotsarengatik | ordotsengatik |
| benefactive | ordotsentzat | ordotsarentzat | ordotsentzat |
| instrumental | ordotsez | ordotsaz | ordotsez |
| inessive | ordotsengan | ordotsarengan | ordotsengan |
| locative | — | — | — |
| allative | ordotsengana | ordotsarengana | ordotsengana |
| terminative | ordotsenganaino | ordotsarenganaino | ordotsenganaino |
| directive | ordotsenganantz | ordotsarenganantz | ordotsenganantz |
| destinative | ordotsenganako | ordotsarenganako | ordotsenganako |
| ablative | ordotsengandik | ordotsarengandik | ordotsengandik |
| partitive | ordotsik | — | — |
| prolative | ordostzat | — | — |
Derived terms
- ordotx
References
- “ordots”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
- “ordots”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- R. L. Trask (2008) “ordots”, in Max W. Wheeler, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Basque, University of Sussex, page 358