oteka

Basque

FWOTD – 22 June 2022

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oteka/ [o.t̪e.ka]
• Rhymes: -eka
• Hyphenation: o‧te‧ka

Etymology 1

From ote (“gorse, furze”) +‎ -ka.

Adverb

oteka (not comparable)

1. (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.

Etymology 2

From ote (particle used to form tentative yes/no questions) +‎ -ka.

Adverb

oteka (not comparable)

1. 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.

Further reading

• "oteka" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
• “oteka” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus