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Finnish
Etymology
Derived from the full Finnish name of the Institute for the Languages of Finland, Kotimaisten (“of domestic”) kielten (“of languages”) keskus (“center”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Kotus
- The Institute for the Languages of Finland: a governmental linguistic research institute geared toward studies, and standardization of languages used in Finland, i.e. Finnish, Swedish (Finland Swedish), the Sami languages, the Romani language, and Finnish Sign Language.
- (metonymically) The Finnish Language Office (Kielitoimisto), the body officially prescribing Standard Finnish, and a department of the aforementioned institute.
Declension
Anagrams
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɔ.tus/
- Rhymes: -ɔtus
- Syllabification: Ko‧tus
Proper noun
Kotus m pers
- a male surname
Declension
Proper noun
Kotus f (indeclinable)
- a female surname