lotsa

English

Etymology

Contraction of lots of.

Adjective

lotsa (not comparable)

1. Pronunciation spelling of lots of.

Anagrams

• Altos, Sloat, Toals, altos, lotas, sloat, stola, tolas

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

• (most dialects) Rhymes: -ots̺a
• (Biscayan) Rhymes: -ots̻a

• 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 (inanimate, ending in -a)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	lotsa	lotsa	lotsak
ergative	lotsak	lotsak	lotsek
dative	lotsari	lotsari	lotsei
genitive	lotsaren	lotsaren	lotsen
comitative	lotsarekin	lotsarekin	lotsekin
causative	lotsarengatik	lotsarengatik	lotsengatik
benefactive	lotsarentzat	lotsarentzat	lotsentzat
instrumental	lotsaz	lotsaz	lotsez
inessive	lotsatan	lotsan	lotsetan
locative	lotsatako	lotsako	lotsetako
allative	lotsatara	lotsara	lotsetara
terminative	lotsataraino	lotsaraino	lotsetaraino
directive	lotsatarantz	lotsarantz	lotsetarantz
destinative	lotsatarako	lotsarako	lotsetarako
ablative	lotsatatik	lotsatik	lotsetatik
partitive	lotsarik	—	—
prolative	lotsatzat	—	—

Derived terms

• lotsagabe
• lotsagabekeria
• lotsatu

 

Further reading

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

Chamorro

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian [Term?] (compare Fijian lise, Hawaiian liha, Maori 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
	Participles
Present participle	lotsande
Past participle	lotsad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• lotsning

See also

• låtsas

Anagrams

• solat