lotsakor

Basque

Etymology

From lotsa (“shame”) +‎ -kor.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /lot͡s̺akor/ [lo.t͡s̺a.kor]

• IPA^(key): (most dialects) /lot͡s̺akor/ [lo.t͡s̺a.kor]
• IPA^(key): (Biscayan) /lot͡s̻akor/ [lo.t͡s̻a.kor]

• Rhymes: -akor
• Hyphenation: lo‧tsa‧kor

Noun

lotsakor inan

1. shy, timid

   Synonym: lotsati

2. (Northern) scaredy-cat, coward

Declension

Declension of lotsakor (inanimate, ending in -r)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	lotsakor	lotsakorra	lotsakorrak
ergative	lotsakorrek	lotsakorrak	lotsakorrek
dative	lotsakorri	lotsakorrari	lotsakorrei
genitive	lotsakorren	lotsakorraren	lotsakorren
comitative	lotsakorrekin	lotsakorrarekin	lotsakorrekin
causative	lotsakorrengatik	lotsakorrarengatik	lotsakorrengatik
benefactive	lotsakorrentzat	lotsakorrarentzat	lotsakorrentzat
instrumental	lotsakorrez	lotsakorraz	lotsakorrez
inessive	lotsakorretan	lotsakorrean	lotsakorretan
locative	lotsakorretako	lotsakorreko	lotsakorretako
allative	lotsakorretara	lotsakorrera	lotsakorretara
terminative	lotsakorretaraino	lotsakorreraino	lotsakorretaraino
directive	lotsakorretarantz	lotsakorrerantz	lotsakorretarantz
destinative	lotsakorretarako	lotsakorrerako	lotsakorretarako
ablative	lotsakorretatik	lotsakorretik	lotsakorretatik
partitive	lotsakorrik	—	—
prolative	lotsakortzat	—	—

Further reading

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