outa

English

Etymology 1

From Afrikaans outa.

Noun

outa (plural outas)

1. (South Africa) An old black man.
   • 1978, André Brink, Rumours of Rain, Vintage, published 2000, page 133:

     As I stood to one side to let him go out, she asked: “Daddy, is he an uncle or an outa?”

   • 2001, South African Theatre Journal, volume 15, page 48:

     Secondly, there is an old black man, the Outa, who stumbles in from the dark to die beside their fire.

   • 2003, Antjie Krog, A Change of Tongue, page 275:

     The reference is to a cheerful little ditty, in which an old black man, an ‘outa’, takes the long road to Mebosspruit, playing his tin guitar along the way.

Etymology 2

Variant forms.

Preposition

outa

1. Alternative spelling of outta
   • 1965, Jack Kerouac, Desolation Angels, page 101:

     […] and lo! here’s all humanity hep and weird wandering on the evening sidewalk amazing me outa my eyeballs […]

Anagrams

• Auto, Auto., aout, auto, auto-, auto.

Afrikaans

Etymology

Said to be a blend of Afrikaans oud (“old”) and Sotho ntate (“father”).

Noun

outa (uncountable)

1. An old black man.

Further reading

• D. C. Hauptfleisch. 1993. "Racist language in society and in dictionaries: A pragmatic perspective". Lexikos

Finnish

Etymology

From Sami, compare Northern Sami vuovdi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈou̯tɑ/, [ˈo̞u̯t̪ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -outɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ou‧ta

Noun

outa (dialectal)

1. (Peräpohjola dialects) forest

Declension

Inflection of outa (Kotus type 10*F/koira, t-d gradation)
nominative		outa	oudat
genitive		oudan	outien
partitive		outaa	outia
illative		outaan	outiin
		singular	plural
nominative		outa	oudat
accusative	nom.	outa	oudat
	gen.	oudan
genitive		oudan	outien outain rare
partitive		outaa	outia
inessive		oudassa	oudissa
elative		oudasta	oudista
illative		outaan	outiin
adessive		oudalla	oudilla
ablative		oudalta	oudilta
allative		oudalle	oudille
essive		outana	outina
translative		oudaksi	oudiksi
abessive		oudatta	ouditta
instructive		—	oudin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of outa (Kotus type 10*F/koira, t-d gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative outani outani accusative nom. outani outani gen. outani genitive outani outieni outaini rare partitive outaani outiani inessive oudassani oudissani elative oudastani oudistani illative outaani outiini adessive oudallani oudillani ablative oudaltani oudiltani allative oudalleni oudilleni essive outanani outinani translative oudakseni oudikseni abessive oudattani oudittani instructive — — comitative — outineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative outasi outasi accusative nom. outasi outasi gen. outasi genitive outasi outiesi outaisi rare partitive outaasi outiasi inessive oudassasi oudissasi elative oudastasi oudistasi illative outaasi outiisi adessive oudallasi oudillasi ablative oudaltasi oudiltasi allative oudallesi oudillesi essive outanasi outinasi translative oudaksesi oudiksesi abessive oudattasi oudittasi instructive — — comitative — outinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative outamme outamme accusative nom. outamme outamme gen. outamme genitive outamme outiemme outaimme rare partitive outaamme outiamme inessive oudassamme oudissamme elative oudastamme oudistamme illative outaamme outiimme adessive oudallamme oudillamme ablative oudaltamme oudiltamme allative oudallemme oudillemme essive outanamme outinamme translative oudaksemme oudiksemme abessive oudattamme oudittamme instructive — — comitative — outinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative outanne outanne accusative nom. outanne outanne gen. outanne genitive outanne outienne outainne rare partitive outaanne outianne inessive oudassanne oudissanne elative oudastanne oudistanne illative outaanne outiinne adessive oudallanne oudillanne ablative oudaltanne oudiltanne allative oudallenne oudillenne essive outananne outinanne translative oudaksenne oudiksenne abessive oudattanne oudittanne instructive — — comitative — outinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative outansa outansa accusative nom. outansa outansa gen. outansa genitive outansa outiensa outainsa rare partitive outaansa outiaan outiansa inessive oudassaan oudassansa oudissaan oudissansa elative oudastaan oudastansa oudistaan oudistansa illative outaansa outiinsa adessive oudallaan oudallansa oudillaan oudillansa ablative oudaltaan oudaltansa oudiltaan oudiltansa allative oudalleen oudallensa oudilleen oudillensa essive outanaan outanansa outinaan outinansa translative oudakseen oudaksensa oudikseen oudiksensa abessive oudattaan oudattansa oudittaan oudittansa instructive — — comitative — outineen outinensa

Synonyms

• metsä

Derived terms

compounds

• outapaju

 

Anagrams

• auot, auto, auto-