ttantta

Basque
FWOTD – 2 December 2023

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /canca/ [cãɲ.ca]
  • Rhymes: -anca
  • Hyphenation: ttan‧tta

Etymology 1

From tanta (“drop”), with expressive palatalization.

Noun

ttantta inan

  1. (literally and figuratively) droplet
    • 1976, Jon Mirande, Jon Miranderen idazlan hautatuak, Mensajero, →ISBN, page 183:
      Mutil zintzo-zintzo izan arren, ttantta bat neurritik kanpo edan zuela aitortu behar da.
      Despite the fact that he was a very formal boy, one must admit that he had drunk a bit too much.
  2. shot (small serving of alcohol)
    Synonym: ttotta
    • 1967, Martin Itziar, Larraundi'ko sendia, Itxaropena Argitaldaria, page 66:
      […] ekarriko diat ttanttanakin akeit bero beroa.
      […] I'll bring you a hot coffee with a shot [of liquor].
Declension
Declension of ttantta (inanimate, ending in -a)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive ttantta ttantta ttanttak
ergative ttanttak ttanttak ttanttek
dative ttanttari ttanttari ttanttei
genitive ttanttaren ttanttaren ttantten
comitative ttanttarekin ttanttarekin ttanttekin
causative ttanttarengatik ttanttarengatik ttanttengatik
benefactive ttanttarentzat ttanttarentzat ttanttentzat
instrumental ttanttaz ttanttaz ttanttez
inessive ttanttatan ttanttan ttanttetan
locative ttanttatako ttanttako ttanttetako
allative ttanttatara ttanttara ttanttetara
terminative ttanttataraino ttanttaraino ttanttetaraino
directive ttanttatarantz ttanttarantz ttanttetarantz
destinative ttanttatarako ttanttarako ttanttetarako
ablative ttanttatatik ttanttatik ttanttetatik
partitive ttanttarik — —
prolative ttanttatzat — —

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French tante, with expressive palatalization.

Noun

ttantta anim

  1. (Northern, familiar) aunt
    Synonyms: izeba, izeko (Biscayan)
    • 2001, Emile Larre, Ene artzain-etxolak‎, Auspoa Liburutegia, page 211:
      Etorri zen etorri gure ttantta alargundua 1951ko ekainaren 29 hartako xuxen: bere haurretan gazteena zuen Mari-Angele 17 urtekoarekin.
      Our widowed aunt arrived on June 29, 1951 like this: with the youngest of her children, seventeen-year-old Mari-Angele.
Declension
Declension of ttantta (animate, ending in -a)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive ttantta ttantta ttanttak
ergative ttanttak ttanttak ttanttek
dative ttanttari ttanttari ttanttei
genitive ttanttaren ttanttaren ttantten
comitative ttanttarekin ttanttarekin ttanttekin
causative ttanttarengatik ttanttarengatik ttanttengatik
benefactive ttanttarentzat ttanttarentzat ttanttentzat
instrumental ttanttaz ttanttaz ttanttez
inessive ttanttarengan ttanttarengan ttanttengan
locative — — —
allative ttanttarengana ttanttarengana ttanttengana
terminative ttanttarenganaino ttanttarenganaino ttanttenganaino
directive ttanttarenganantz ttanttarenganantz ttanttenganantz
destinative ttanttarenganako ttanttarenganako ttanttenganako
ablative ttanttarengandik ttanttarengandik ttanttengandik
partitive ttanttarik — —
prolative ttanttatzat — —

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