horrela

Basque

Etymology

From Proto-Basque *(h)oR- (stem of hori (“that”)) +‎ -la (adverb-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /horela/ [ho.re.la]
• IPA^(key): (Southern) /orela/ [o.re.la]
• Rhymes: -ela
• Hyphenation: ho‧rre‧la

Adverb

horrela (not comparable)

1. so, thus, in that way

   Horrela da bizitza. ― Such is life.

Derived terms

• horrelako (“like that, similar to that”)
• horrelakoxe (“like that (emphatic)”)
• horrelatsu (“in that way”)
• horrelatsu (“in that way (emphatic)”)

 

Related terms

• hala (“in this way”)
• honela (“in this way”)

 

Further reading

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