otsein
Basque
Etymology
From ot- (combining form of ogi (“bread”)) + sein (“boy, child”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ots̺ei̯n, -ei̯n
- Rhymes: -ots̻ei̯n, -ei̯n
- Hyphenation: o‧tsein
Noun
otsein anim
- servant
- Synonym: morroi
Declension
| 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