ote
See also: Ote, OTE, oté, otè, ôte, ôté, öte, ʻote, and -ote
Basque
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ote/, [o̞.t̪e̞]
Etymology 1
From Proto-Basque *ote.[1]
Noun
ote inan
- gorse, furze
Declension
| Declension of ote (inanimate, ending in vowel) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
| absolutive | ote | otea | oteak |
| ergative | otek | oteak | oteek |
| dative | oteri | oteari | oteei |
| genitive | oteren | otearen | oteen |
| comitative | oterekin | otearekin | oteekin |
| causative | oterengatik | otearengatik | oteengatik |
| benefactive | oterentzat | otearentzat | oteentzat |
| instrumental | otez | oteaz | oteez |
| inessive | otetan | otean | oteetan |
| locative | otetako | oteko | oteetako |
| allative | otetara | otera | oteetara |
| terminative | otetaraino | oteraino | oteetaraino |
| directive | otetarantz | oterantz | oteetarantz |
| destinative | otetarako | oterako | oteetarako |
| ablative | otetatik | otetik | oteetatik |
| partitive | oterik | — | — |
| prolative | otetzat | — | — |
Derived terms
- ote beltz (“dwarf gorse”)
- oteka (“picking gorse”)
- oteketa (“search for gorse”)
- oteme (“female gorse”)
- ote zuri (“gorse”)
Particle
ote
- Used to form tentative yes/no questions.
- Etorriko ote da? ― I wonder if he'll come.
Usage notes
In Basque, yes/no questions require a modal particle. The most common one is al, which introduces no additional meaning. For tentative questions, ote is used. The related particle omen indicates hearsay, but it's not used to form direct questions. All these particles are placed immediately before (auxiliary) verb forms.
Derived terms
- oteka (“doubting, in doubt”)
- otezko (“doubtful”)
References
- “ote” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk
Further reading
- "ote" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
- “ote” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus
Finnish
Etymology
ottaa (“to take”) + -e
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈoteˣ/, [ˈo̞t̪e̞(ʔ)]
- Rhymes: -ote
- Syllabification(key): o‧te
Noun
ote
- grasp, grip
- pinsettiote ― pincer grasp
- approach, mindset
- Synonym: lähestymistapa
- (in the plural) skill, technique; manner of going about something
- Hierojalla oli rivakat otteet.
- The masseuse had a vigorous technique.
- citation, excerpt, extract; in particular: an excerpt from an official registry
- Synonyms: lainaus, (informal) pätkä
- Opettaja luki otteen oppikirjasta.
- The teacher read an excerpt from the textbook.
- rekisteriote ― registration (of a vehicle)
- kantakirjaote ― excerpt from a breed registry
- (rarely chiefly in compounds) maneuver, see e.g. Heimlich maneuver
Declension
| Inflection of ote (Kotus type 48*C/hame, tt-t gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ote | otteet | |
| genitive | otteen | otteiden otteitten | |
| partitive | otetta | otteita | |
| illative | otteeseen | otteisiin otteihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | ote | otteet | |
| accusative | nom. | ote | otteet |
| gen. | otteen | ||
| genitive | otteen | otteiden otteitten | |
| partitive | otetta | otteita | |
| inessive | otteessa | otteissa | |
| elative | otteesta | otteista | |
| illative | otteeseen | otteisiin otteihin | |
| adessive | otteella | otteilla | |
| ablative | otteelta | otteilta | |
| allative | otteelle | otteille | |
| essive | otteena | otteina | |
| translative | otteeksi | otteiksi | |
| instructive | — | ottein | |
| abessive | otteetta | otteitta | |
| comitative | — | otteineen | |
| Possessive forms of ote (type hame) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | otteeni | otteemme |
| 2nd person | otteesi | otteenne |
| 3rd person | otteensa | |
Derived terms
Derived terms
- huuliote
- kuristusote
- painiote
- pinsettiote
- rekisteriote
- tiliote
Anagrams
- teo-, toe
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈoː.te/, [ˈoːt̪ɛ]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈo.te/, [ˈɔːt̪e]
Noun
ōte
- vocative singular of ōtus
Lote
Noun
ote
- paddle
References
- Greg Pearson, René van den Berg, Lote Grammar Sketch (2008)
Middle English
otes
Alternative forms
- hote, oote
- ate (early, Northern)
Etymology
From Old English āte (plural ātan), from Proto-West Germanic *aitā, from Proto-Germanic *aitǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyd- (“to swell”). Related to Old Norse eitill (“lymph node”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɔːt(ə)/
- (early) IPA(key): /ˈɑːt(ə)/
- (Northern) IPA(key): /aːt/
Noun
ote (plural otes or oten)
- The oat plant (Avena sativa)
- A grain of this plant (usually in the plural)
Derived terms
- otemele
- oten
Descendants
- English: oat
- Scots: ait
- Yola: oathès (plural)
References
- “ōte, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-20.
Nzadi
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀tɪ́.
Noun
oté (plural eté)
- tree
Further reading
- Crane, Thera; Larry Hyman; Simon Nsielanga Tukumu (2011) A grammar of Nzadi [B.865]: a Bantu language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, →ISBN
Serbo-Croatian
Verb
ote (Cyrillic spelling оте)
- second/third-person singular aorist past of oteti
Spanish
Verb
ote
- inflection of otar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Swahili
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Adjective
-ote (declinable)
- all, every
- the whole, the entire
Inflection
Inflected forms of -ote
| Noun class | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| M-wa class | wote | wote |
| M-mi class | wote | yote |
| Ma class | lote | yote |
| Ki-vi class | chote | vyote |
| N class | yote | zote |
| U class | wote | zote |
| Pa class | pote | pote |
| Ku class | kwote | kwote |
| Mu class | mwote | mwote |
The forms sote and nyote also exist to refer to the first and second person plural, respectively.