odoltsu

Basque

Etymology

From odol (“blood”) +‎ -tsu.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /odolt͡s̺u/ [o.ð̞ol.t͡s̺u]

• IPA^(key): (most dialects) /odolt͡s̺u/ [o.ð̞ol.t͡s̺u]
• IPA^(key): (Biscayan) /odolt͡s̻u/ [o.ð̞ol.t͡s̻u]

 

• Rhymes: -olts̺u

• (most dialects) Rhymes: -olts̺u
• (Biscayan) Rhymes: -olts̻u

• Hyphenation: o‧dol‧tsu

Adjective

odoltsu (comparative odoltsuago, superlative odoltsuen, excessive odoltsuegi)

1. bloody, blood (relational)

Declension

Declension of odoltsu (adjective, ending in vowel)

		indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive		odoltsu	odoltsua	odoltsuak
ergative		odoltsuk	odoltsuak	odoltsuek
dative		odoltsuri	odoltsuari	odoltsuei
genitive		odoltsuren	odoltsuaren	odoltsuen
comitative		odoltsurekin	odoltsuarekin	odoltsuekin
causative		odoltsurengatik	odoltsuarengatik	odoltsuengatik
benefactive		odoltsurentzat	odoltsuarentzat	odoltsuentzat
instrumental		odoltsuz	odoltsuaz	odoltsuez
inessive	anim.	odoltsurengan	odoltsuarengan	odoltsuengan
	inanim.	odoltsutan	odoltsuan	odoltsuetan
locative	anim.	—	—	—
	inanim.	odoltsutako	odoltsuko	odoltsuetako
allative	anim.	odoltsurengana	odoltsuarengana	odoltsuengana
	inanim.	odoltsutara	odoltsura	odoltsuetara
terminative	anim.	odoltsurenganaino	odoltsuarenganaino	odoltsuenganaino
	inanim.	odoltsutaraino	odoltsuraino	odoltsuetaraino
directive	anim.	odoltsurenganantz	odoltsuarenganantz	odoltsuenganantz
	inanim.	odoltsutarantz	odoltsurantz	odoltsuetarantz
destinative	anim.	odoltsurenganako	odoltsuarenganako	odoltsuenganako
	inanim.	odoltsutarako	odoltsurako	odoltsuetarako
ablative	anim.	odoltsurengandik	odoltsuarengandik	odoltsuengandik
	inanim.	odoltsutatik	odoltsutik	odoltsuetatik
partitive		odoltsurik	—	—
prolative		odoltsutzat	—	—

Further reading

• “odoltsu”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
• “odoltsu”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005