-ot-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ot"

Esperanto

Etymology

The o vowel of future-tense -os plus the t of the Latin/Romance/German passive perfect participle.

Suffix

-ot-

1. (patient substantive) -oto or -oton Accusative do'ee of an action, in a future relative to the verb.

   Example: ‎brakumi (“to hug”) + ‎-iton → ‎brakumoto (“a future hug recipient”)

   Mi estas brakumoton.

   I am a future hug recipient.

2. (adjectival participle) -ota or -otan Characteristic of an accusative do'ee of an action, in a future relative to the verb. (passive future participle)

   Example: ‎brakumi (“to hug”) + ‎-otan → ‎brakumotan (“hug destined”)

   Mi estas brakumotan. ― I am destined to be hugged.

3. (adverbial participle) -ote In a way characteristic of an accusative do'ee of an action, in a future relative to the verb. (passive future adverbial participle)

   brakumi (“to hug”) → brakumote (“in the manner of who will be hugged”)

   Mi estas enciklopediiston brakumote. ― I am an encyclopedist in the manner of someone who will be hugged.

Usage notes

Even if the word takes the nominative form (e.g. brakumoto), the word forms a substantive as-if an accusative for the participle's root.
According to rule 6 in Fundamento de Esperanto, all passive participles modify either some form of esti (to be) or an associated noun.

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Garo

Etymology 1

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Adverbial affix

-ot-

1. call attention to, pay attention

Derived terms

• jaksiota
• similota
• dongota
• niota

Adverbial affix

-ot-

1. let go of, separate from

Derived terms

• rongota
• sil·ota

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