Etymology tarte (“gap”) + -ka Pronunciation IPA(key): /tarteka/, [t̪ar.t̪e̞.ka] Adverb tarteka (not comparable) intermittently Synonym: guneka Further reading “tarteka”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia “tarteka”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005