zotz
English
[edit]Etymology
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Verb
[edit]zotz (third-person singular simple present zotzes, present participle zotzing, simple past and past participle zotzed)
- (slang, transitive) To murder, knock off.
- 1991, Seth Morgan, Homeboy, page 149:
- Got zotzed by burglars she surprised on their boat...
See also
[edit]- zotzed (“drunk”)
References
[edit]- Tony Thorne (2014) “zotz”, in Dictionary of Contemporary Slang, 4th edition, London, […]: Bloomsbury
Basque
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Basque *zotz.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]zotz inan
Declension
[edit]Declension of zotz (inanimate, ending in consonant)
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | zotz | zotza | zotzak |
| ergative | zotzek | zotzak | zotzek |
| dative | zotzi | zotzari | zotzei |
| genitive | zotzen | zotzaren | zotzen |
| comitative | zotzekin | zotzarekin | zotzekin |
| causative | zotzengatik | zotzarengatik | zotzengatik |
| benefactive | zotzentzat | zotzarentzat | zotzentzat |
| instrumental | zotzez | zotzaz | zotzez |
| inessive | zotzetan | zotzean | zotzetan |
| locative | zotzetako | zotzeko | zotzetako |
| allative | zotzetara | zotzera | zotzetara |
| terminative | zotzetaraino | zotzeraino | zotzetaraino |
| directive | zotzetarantz | zotzerantz | zotzetarantz |
| destinative | zotzetarako | zotzerako | zotzetarako |
| ablative | zotzetatik | zotzetik | zotzetatik |
| partitive | zotzik | — | — |
| prolative | zoztzat | — | — |
Derived terms
[edit]- txotx (“spigot”) (see there for further derivations)
- zotz egin (“to raffle”)
- zotzabar (“brushwood”)
- zotzak bota (“to raffle”)
- zotzeko (“kept in a barrel”)
- zotzetara jokatu (“to raffle”)
- zotzetik edan (“to drink straight from the barrel”)
- zotzetik hartu (“to drink straight from the barrel”)
References
[edit]- ^ “zotz” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk
Further reading
[edit]- “zotz”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
- “zotz”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005