Otava
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Otava.
See also: otava
Czech
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Otava m anim (female equivalent Otavová)
- a male surname
Declension
Further reading
- “Otava”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)
Finnish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Otava
- The Plough, Big Dipper.
- a Finnish surname
Declension
| Inflection of Otava (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Otava | Otavat | |
| genitive | Otavan | Otavien | |
| partitive | Otavaa | Otavia | |
| illative | Otavaan | Otaviin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Otava | Otavat | |
| accusative | nom. | Otava | Otavat |
| gen. | Otavan | ||
| genitive | Otavan | Otavien Otavain rare | |
| partitive | Otavaa | Otavia | |
| inessive | Otavassa | Otavissa | |
| elative | Otavasta | Otavista | |
| illative | Otavaan | Otaviin | |
| adessive | Otavalla | Otavilla | |
| ablative | Otavalta | Otavilta | |
| allative | Otavalle | Otaville | |
| essive | Otavana | Otavina | |
| translative | Otavaksi | Otaviksi | |
| abessive | Otavatta | Otavitta | |
| instructive | — | Otavin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
Derived terms
Statistics
- The surname Otava belongs to 116 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
References
- ^ Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN
Ingrian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *otava. Cognates include Finnish Otava.
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈotɑʋɑ/,
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈotɑːʋɑ/,
- Rhymes: -otɑʋ, -otɑːʋɑ
- Hyphenation: O‧ta‧va
Proper noun
Otava
- Dipper (either the Plough or Ursa Minor)
Usage notes
- Unless specified usually refers to the Plough (Big Dipper).
Declension
| Declension of Otava (type 3/koira, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | Otava | — |
| genitive | Otavan | — |
| partitive | Otavaa | — |
| illative | Otavaa | — |
| inessive | Otavaas | — |
| elative | Otavast | — |
| allative | Otavalle | — |
| adessive | Otavaal | — |
| ablative | Otavalt | — |
| translative | Otavaks | — |
| essive | Otavanna, Otavaan | — |
| exessive1) | Otavant | — |
| 1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. | ||
Derived terms
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 369
Latvian
Proper noun
Otava f (4th declension)
- Ottawa (a city in Ontario, Canada; capital city of Canada)
Declension
Declension of Otava (4th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | Otava | — |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | Otavas | — |
| dative (datīvs) | Otavai | — |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | Otavu | — |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | Otavu | — |
| locative (lokatīvs) | Otavā | — |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | Otava | — |
Lithuanian
Proper noun
Otava f
- Ottawa (a city in Ontario, Canada; capital city of Canada)
Declension
Declension of Otava
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from English Ottawa, from Ojibwe odaawaa (“traders”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: O‧ta‧va
Proper noun
Otava f
- Ottawa (a city in Ontario, Canada; capital city of Canada)