oparo
Basque
Etymology
From opa (“offering, desire”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /opaɾo/, [o̞.pa.ɾo̞]
Adjective
oparo (comparative oparoago, superlative oparoen, excessive oparoegi)
- fruitful, fertile
- generous
- abundant
- Synonym: (rare) oparotsu
Declension
| Declension of oparo (adjective, ending in vowel) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | singular | plural | ||
| absolutive | oparo | oparoa | oparoak | |
| ergative | oparok | oparoak | oparoek | |
| dative | oparori | oparoari | oparoei | |
| genitive | oparoren | oparoaren | oparoen | |
| comitative | oparorekin | oparoarekin | oparoekin | |
| causative | oparorengatik | oparoarengatik | oparoengatik | |
| benefactive | oparorentzat | oparoarentzat | oparoentzat | |
| instrumental | oparoz | oparoaz | oparoez | |
| inessive | anim. | oparorengan | oparoarengan | oparoengan |
| inanim. | oparotan | oparoan | oparoetan | |
| locative | anim. | — | — | — |
| inanim. | oparotako | oparoko | oparoetako | |
| allative | anim. | oparorengana | oparoarengana | oparoengana |
| inanim. | oparotara | oparora | oparoetara | |
| terminative | anim. | oparorenganaino | oparoarenganaino | oparoenganaino |
| inanim. | oparotaraino | oparoraino | oparoetaraino | |
| directive | anim. | oparorenganantz | oparoarenganantz | oparoenganantz |
| inanim. | oparotarantz | oparorantz | oparoetarantz | |
| destinative | anim. | oparorenganako | oparoarenganako | oparoenganako |
| inanim. | oparotarako | oparorako | oparoetarako | |
| ablative | anim. | oparorengandik | oparoarengandik | oparoengandik |
| inanim. | oparotatik | oparotik | oparoetatik | |
| partitive | oparorik | — | — | |
| prolative | oparotzat | — | — | |
Derived terms
- oparoaldi (“time of abundance”)
- oparotasun (“abundance”)
- oparotsu (“abundant”)
Adverb
oparo (comparative oparoago, superlative oparoen, excessive oparoegi)
- abundantly, generously
- Synonym: (rare) oparotsu
Further reading
- "oparo" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
- “oparo” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus