ospe
Basque
Etymology
Related to hots (“voice, noise”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /os̺pe/ [os̺.pe]
- Rhymes: -os̺pe, -e
- Hyphenation: os‧pe
Noun
ospe inan
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | ospe | ospea | ospeak |
| ergative | ospek | ospeak | ospeek |
| dative | osperi | ospeari | ospeei |
| genitive | osperen | ospearen | ospeen |
| comitative | osperekin | ospearekin | ospeekin |
| causative | osperengatik | ospearengatik | ospeengatik |
| benefactive | osperentzat | ospearentzat | ospeentzat |
| instrumental | ospez | ospeaz | ospeez |
| inessive | ospetan | ospean | ospeetan |
| locative | ospetako | ospeko | ospeetako |
| allative | ospetara | ospera | ospeetara |
| terminative | ospetaraino | osperaino | ospeetaraino |
| directive | ospetarantz | osperantz | ospeetarantz |
| destinative | ospetarako | osperako | ospeetarako |
| ablative | ospetatik | ospetik | ospeetatik |
| partitive | osperik | — | — |
| prolative | ospetzat | — | — |
Derived terms
- ospedun (“glorious, famous”)
- ospegabe (“inglorious”)
- ospetsu (“famous”)
References
- ^ R. L. Trask (2008) “hots”, in Max W. Wheeler, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Basque, University of Sussex, page 321
Further reading
- “ospe”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “ospe”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005