oteka
Basque
FWOTD – 22 June 2022
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /oteka/, [o̞.t̪e̞.ka]
Etymology 1
From ote (“gorse, furze”) + -ka.
Adverb
oteka (not comparable)
- (Souletin) looking for gorse, carrying gorse
- 1929, Gure Herria, page 171:
- Edo otheka, edo alhor ützültze, edo belhar sartze edo bideka, bethi üztarrian da [behia].
- Looking for gorse, ploughing the field or grazing; [the cow] always wears a yoke.
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Etymology 2
From ote (particle used to form tentative yes/no questions) + -ka.
Adverb
oteka (not comparable)
- wondering, in doubt
- 2012 July 29, Arantxa Iturbe, “Idazteaz”, in Berria:
- Idazten dut munduaz, ezagutu gabe; jendeaz, entzun dudanagatik, esan didatenetik; gertatuaz, omenka, eta gertatzear denaz, oteka.
- I write about the world without knowing it; about people, based on what I've heard; about past events, from hearsay; and about things to come, wondering.
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Further reading
- "oteka" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
- “oteka” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus