lotsa

English

Etymology

Contraction of lots +‎ of.

Adjective

lotsa (not comparable)

1. Pronunciation spelling of lots of.

Anagrams

• Sloat, Altos, tolas, Tolas, lotas, Salto, sloat, stola, altos, salto, Toals, Slota

Basque

Etymology

From Proto-Basque *lotsa.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /lot͡s̺a/ [lo.t͡s̺a]

• IPA^(key): (most dialects) /lot͡s̺a/ [lo.t͡s̺a]
• IPA^(key): (Biscayan) /lot͡s̻a/ [lo.t͡s̻a]

 

• Rhymes: -ots̺a, -a

• Rhymes: -ots̺a, -a
• Rhymes: -ots̻a, -a

• Hyphenation: lo‧tsa

Noun

lotsa inan

1. shame

   Synonym: ahalke

2. respect, deference

   Synonyms: begiruste, betuste, errespetu, itzal

3. awe, fear

   Synonyms: beldur, izu

Declension

Declension of lotsa (inan a-stem)

	indefinite	singular	plural	proximal plural
absolutive	lotsa	lotsa	lotsak	lotsok
ergative	lotsak	lotsak	lotsek	lotsok
dative	lotsari	lotsari	lotsei	lotsoi
genitive	lotsaren	lotsaren	lotsen	lotson
comitative	lotsarekin	lotsarekin	lotsekin	lotsokin
causative	lotsarengatik	lotsarengatik	lotsengatik	lotsongatik
benefactive	lotsarentzat	lotsarentzat	lotsentzat	lotsontzat
instrumental	lotsaz	lotsaz	lotsez	lotsotaz
innesive	lotsatan	lotsan	lotsetan	lotsotan
locative	lotsatako	lotsako	lotsetako	lotsotako
allative	lotsatara	lotsara	lotsetara	lotsotara
terminative	lotsataraino	lotsaraino	lotsetaraino	lotsotaraino
directive	lotsatarantz	lotsarantz	lotsetarantz	lotsotarantz
destinative	lotsatarako	lotsarako	lotsetarako	lotsotarako
ablative	lotsatatik	lotsatik	lotsetatik	lotsotatik
partitive	lotsarik	—	—	—
prolative	lotsatzat	—	—	—

Derived terms

• lotsagabe
• lotsagabekeria
• lotsatu

Further reading

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

Chamorro

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian [Term?] (compare Fijian lise, Hawaiian liha, Māori riha).

Noun

lotsa

1. egg of a louse; nit

Swedish

Etymology

lots +‎ -a

Verb

lotsa (present lotsar, preterite lotsade, supine lotsat, imperative lotsa)

1. to pilot (a ship to a port)

Conjugation

Conjugation of lotsa (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	lotsa		lotsas
supine	lotsat		lotsats
imperative	lotsa		—
imper. plural1	lotsen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	lotsar	lotsade	lotsas	lotsades
ind. plural1	lotsa	lotsade	lotsas	lotsades
subjunctive2	lotse	lotsade	lotses	lotsades
present participle		lotsande
past participle		lotsad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• lotsning

See also

• låtsas

Anagrams

• solat