koti

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English

Noun

koti (plural kotis)

  1. Alternative form of kothi (Indian gender role)

Anagrams

Esperanto

Etymology

From koto (mud) +‎ -i (infinitive verb suffix). When used in the meaning “to defecate”, a calque of German koten.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -oti
  • Hyphenation: ko‧ti

Verb

koti (present kotas, past kotis, future kotos, conditional kotus, volitive kotu)

  1. to muddy, get mud on, cover in mud
  2. (euphemistic, rare) to defecate, poop.
    Synonym: feki

Conjugation

Estonian

Noun

koti

  1. genitive singular of kott

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kotëi. Equivalent to kota +‎ -i.

Pronunciation

Noun

koti

  1. home (house or structure in which one lives; place of the affections, or of refuge or rest)
    Near-synonym: asunto

Declension

Inflection of koti (Kotus type 5*F/risti, t-d gradation)
nominative koti kodit
genitive kodin kotien
partitive kotia koteja
illative kotiin koteihin
singular plural
nominative koti kodit
accusative nom. koti kodit
gen. kodin
genitive kodin kotien
partitive kotia koteja
inessive kodissa kodeissa
elative kodista kodeista
illative kotiin koteihin
adessive kodilla kodeilla
ablative kodilta kodeilta
allative kodille kodeille
essive kotina koteina
translative kodiksi kodeiksi
abessive koditta kodeitta
instructive kodein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of koti (Kotus type 5*F/risti, t-d gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kotini kotini
accusative nom. kotini kotini
gen. kotini
genitive kotini kotieni
partitive kotiani kotejani
inessive kodissani kodeissani
elative kodistani kodeistani
illative kotiini koteihini
adessive kodillani kodeillani
ablative kodiltani kodeiltani
allative kodilleni kodeilleni
essive kotinani koteinani
translative kodikseni kodeikseni
abessive kodittani kodeittani
instructive
comitative koteineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kotisi kotisi
accusative nom. kotisi kotisi
gen. kotisi
genitive kotisi kotiesi
partitive kotiasi kotejasi
inessive kodissasi kodeissasi
elative kodistasi kodeistasi
illative kotiisi koteihisi
adessive kodillasi kodeillasi
ablative kodiltasi kodeiltasi
allative kodillesi kodeillesi
essive kotinasi koteinasi
translative kodiksesi kodeiksesi
abessive kodittasi kodeittasi
instructive
comitative koteinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kotimme kotimme
accusative nom. kotimme kotimme
gen. kotimme
genitive kotimme kotiemme
partitive kotiamme kotejamme
inessive kodissamme kodeissamme
elative kodistamme kodeistamme
illative kotiimme koteihimme
adessive kodillamme kodeillamme
ablative kodiltamme kodeiltamme
allative kodillemme kodeillemme
essive kotinamme koteinamme
translative kodiksemme kodeiksemme
abessive kodittamme kodeittamme
instructive
comitative koteinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kotinne kotinne
accusative nom. kotinne kotinne
gen. kotinne
genitive kotinne kotienne
partitive kotianne kotejanne
inessive kodissanne kodeissanne
elative kodistanne kodeistanne
illative kotiinne koteihinne
adessive kodillanne kodeillanne
ablative kodiltanne kodeiltanne
allative kodillenne kodeillenne
essive kotinanne koteinanne
translative kodiksenne kodeiksenne
abessive kodittanne kodeittanne
instructive
comitative koteinenne

Derived terms

compounds

Further reading

Anagrams

Ingrian

Koti.

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kotëi, from earlier *kota. Cognates include Finnish koti and Karelian kodi.

Pronunciation

Noun

koti

  1. house, residential building
    • 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 14:
      Toni ota koti.
      Toni, here's a house.
    • 1936, V. I. Junus, P. L. Maksimov, Inkeroisin keelen oppikirja alkuşkouluja vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 25:
      Koti seel kiviin on monikertain.
      A house is many times larger than a stone.
    • 1936, D. I. Efimov, Lukukirja: Inkeroisia alkușkouluja vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 10:
      Etti saavva syyvvä talvikylmääl, linnut aine likemmälle ja likemmälle mättiijäät meijen kottiin looks.
      In order to be able to eat in the winter cold, birds always drift closer and closer to our houses.

Declension

Declension of koti (type 5/vahti, t- gradation, gemination)
singular plural
nominative koti koit
genitive koin kottiin, kotiloin
partitive kottia kotija, kotiloja
illative kottii kottii, kotiloihe
inessive kois kotiis, kotilois
elative koist kotiist, kotiloist
allative koille kotiille, kotiloille
adessive koil kotiil, kotiloil
ablative koilt kotiilt, kotiloilt
translative koiks kotiiks, kotiloiks
essive kotinna, kottiin kotiinna, kotiloinna, kottiin, kotiloin
exessive1) kotint kotiint, kotiloint
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

See also

References

  • Fedor Tumansky (1790) “коди”, in Опытъ повѣствованїя о дѣянїях, положенїи, состоянїи и раздѣленїи Санкт-Петербургской губернїи [An experiment of an account of the acts, location, condition and division of the Saint Petersburg gubernia], Краткїй словарь ижерскаго, финскаго, эстонскаго, чюдскаго, и ямскаго нарѣчїя съ россїйскимъ переводомъ [A short dictionary of the Ingrian, Finnish, Estonian, Chud and Yamtian dialects with a Russian translation], page 689
  • V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 19
  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 179
  • Olga I. Konkova, Nikita A. Dyachkov (2014) Inkeroin Keel: Пособие по Ижорскому Языку, →ISBN, page 76

Karelian

Regional variants of koti
North Karelian
(Viena)
koti
South Karelian
(Tver)
kodi

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kotëi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkotʲi/
  • Hyphenation: ko‧ti

Noun

koti (genitive koin, partitive kotie)

  1. (North Karelian) home

Declension

Viena Karelian declension of koti (type 2/risti, t- gradation)
singular plural
nominative koti koit
genitive koin kotien
partitive kotie kotija
illative kotih kotiloih
inessive koissa kotiloissa
elative koista kotiloista
adessive koilla kotiloilla
ablative koilta kotiloilta
translative koiksi kotiloiksi
essive kotina kotiloina
comitative kotiloineh
abessive koitta kotiloitta
Possessive forms of koti
1st person kotini
2nd person kotis
3rd person kotih
*) Possessive forms are very rare for adjectives and only used in substantivised clauses.

Derived terms

References

  • P. Zaykov, L. Rugoyeva (1999) “koti”, in Карельско-Русский словарь (Северно-Карельские диалекты) [Karelian-Russian dictionary (North Karelian dialects)], Petrozavodsk, →ISBN

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

koti n

  1. (non-standard since 2012) definite plural of kot

Swahili

koti

Etymology

Borrowed from English coat.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

koti class V (plural makoti class VI)

  1. coat (outer garment covering the upper torso and arms)

References

  1. ^ Batibo, Herman M. (2002) “The Evolution of the Kiswahili Syllable Structure”, in South African Journal of African Language, volume 22, number 1, →DOI, page 8 of 1-10