koto

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word koto. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word koto, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say koto in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word koto you have here. The definition of the word koto will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofkoto, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: kötő, Kōto, kōto, Kōtō, and kōtō

English

English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

Etymology

From Japanese (koto).

Noun

koto (plural kotos)

  1. (music) A Japanese stringed instrument having numerous strings, usually seven or thirteen, that are stretched over a convex wooden sounding board and are plucked with three plectra, worn on the thumb, index finger, and middle finger of one hand.
    • 1962, Philip K. Dick, “The Man in the High Castle”, in Four Novels of the 1960s, Library of America, published 2007, page 94:
      Seated on the soft carpet with their drinks, they listened to a recording of koto, Japanese thirteen-string harp.

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

Central Huasteca Nahuatl

Noun

koto

  1. poncho.
  2. blanket.

References

Dutch

Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nl

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sranan Tongo koto, from English coat.

Noun

koto m (plural koto's)

  1. a traditional Surinamese dress, traditionally worn by women of African descent

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Japanese (koto).

Noun

koto m (plural koto's)

  1. a koto; a Japanese stringed instrument

Esperanto

Esperanto Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia eo
Bubalo en koto

Etymology

Borrowed from German Kot.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -oto
  • Hyphenation: ko‧to

Noun

koto (accusative singular koton, plural kotoj, accusative plural kotojn)

  1. mud (mixture of water and soil or sediment)

Derived terms

  • grundo (ground; dirt; soil)

Finnish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *koto. Equivalent to kota +‎ -o. Cognate with Estonian kodu.

Noun

koto (archaic)

  1. home
    • 1855, Aleksis Kivi, Koto ja kahleet:
      Hän muisteli kotoansa kivisellä aholla yläpuolella vihantoja peltoja ja korkean vuoren alla.
      He reminisced his home on the rocky glade above the verdant fields and beneath the tall mountain.
Declension
Inflection of koto (Kotus type 1*F/valo, t-d gradation)
nominative koto kodot
genitive kodon kotojen
partitive kotoa kotoja
illative kotoon kotoihin
singular plural
nominative koto kodot
accusative nom. koto kodot
gen. kodon
genitive kodon kotojen
partitive kotoa kotoja
inessive kodossa kodoissa
elative kodosta kodoista
illative kotoon kotoihin
adessive kodolla kodoilla
ablative kodolta kodoilta
allative kodolle kodoille
essive kotona kotoina
translative kodoksi kodoiksi
abessive kodotta kodoitta
instructive kodoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of koto (Kotus type 1*F/valo, t-d gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kotoni kotoni
accusative nom. kotoni kotoni
gen. kotoni
genitive kotoni kotojeni
partitive kotoani kotojani
inessive kodossani kodoissani
elative kodostani kodoistani
illative kotooni kotoihini
adessive kodollani kodoillani
ablative kodoltani kodoiltani
allative kodolleni kodoilleni
essive kotonani kotoinani
translative kodokseni kodoikseni
abessive kodottani kodoittani
instructive
comitative kotoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kotosi kotosi
accusative nom. kotosi kotosi
gen. kotosi
genitive kotosi kotojesi
partitive kotoasi kotojasi
inessive kodossasi kodoissasi
elative kodostasi kodoistasi
illative kotoosi kotoihisi
adessive kodollasi kodoillasi
ablative kodoltasi kodoiltasi
allative kodollesi kodoillesi
essive kotonasi kotoinasi
translative kodoksesi kodoiksesi
abessive kodottasi kodoittasi
instructive
comitative kotoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kotomme kotomme
accusative nom. kotomme kotomme
gen. kotomme
genitive kotomme kotojemme
partitive kotoamme kotojamme
inessive kodossamme kodoissamme
elative kodostamme kodoistamme
illative kotoomme kotoihimme
adessive kodollamme kodoillamme
ablative kodoltamme kodoiltamme
allative kodollemme kodoillemme
essive kotonamme kotoinamme
translative kodoksemme kodoiksemme
abessive kodottamme kodoittamme
instructive
comitative kotoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kotonne kotonne
accusative nom. kotonne kotonne
gen. kotonne
genitive kotonne kotojenne
partitive kotoanne kotojanne
inessive kodossanne kodoissanne
elative kodostanne kodoistanne
illative kotoonne kotoihinne
adessive kodollanne kodoillanne
ablative kodoltanne kodoiltanne
allative kodollenne kodoillenne
essive kotonanne kotoinanne
translative kodoksenne kodoiksenne
abessive kodottanne kodoittanne
instructive
comitative kotoinenne
Synonyms
Derived terms

Further reading

Etymology 2

From Japanese (koto).

Noun

koto

  1. (music) koto (instrument)
Declension
Inflection of koto (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative koto kotot
genitive koton kotojen
partitive kotoa kotoja
illative kotoon kotoihin
singular plural
nominative koto kotot
accusative nom. koto kotot
gen. koton
genitive koton kotojen
partitive kotoa kotoja
inessive kotossa kotoissa
elative kotosta kotoista
illative kotoon kotoihin
adessive kotolla kotoilla
ablative kotolta kotoilta
allative kotolle kotoille
essive kotona kotoina
translative kotoksi kotoiksi
abessive kototta kotoitta
instructive kotoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of koto (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kotoni kotoni
accusative nom. kotoni kotoni
gen. kotoni
genitive kotoni kotojeni
partitive kotoani kotojani
inessive kotossani kotoissani
elative kotostani kotoistani
illative kotooni kotoihini
adessive kotollani kotoillani
ablative kotoltani kotoiltani
allative kotolleni kotoilleni
essive kotonani kotoinani
translative kotokseni kotoikseni
abessive kotottani kotoittani
instructive
comitative kotoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kotosi kotosi
accusative nom. kotosi kotosi
gen. kotosi
genitive kotosi kotojesi
partitive kotoasi kotojasi
inessive kotossasi kotoissasi
elative kotostasi kotoistasi
illative kotoosi kotoihisi
adessive kotollasi kotoillasi
ablative kotoltasi kotoiltasi
allative kotollesi kotoillesi
essive kotonasi kotoinasi
translative kotoksesi kotoiksesi
abessive kotottasi kotoittasi
instructive
comitative kotoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kotomme kotomme
accusative nom. kotomme kotomme
gen. kotomme
genitive kotomme kotojemme
partitive kotoamme kotojamme
inessive kotossamme kotoissamme
elative kotostamme kotoistamme
illative kotoomme kotoihimme
adessive kotollamme kotoillamme
ablative kotoltamme kotoiltamme
allative kotollemme kotoillemme
essive kotonamme kotoinamme
translative kotoksemme kotoiksemme
abessive kotottamme kotoittamme
instructive
comitative kotoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kotonne kotonne
accusative nom. kotonne kotonne
gen. kotonne
genitive kotonne kotojenne
partitive kotoanne kotojanne
inessive kotossanne kotoissanne
elative kotostanne kotoistanne
illative kotoonne kotoihinne
adessive kotollanne kotoillanne
ablative kotoltanne kotoiltanne
allative kotollenne kotoillenne
essive kotonanne kotoinanne
translative kotoksenne kotoiksenne
abessive kotottanne kotoittanne
instructive
comitative kotoinenne

Further reading

Anagrams

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese (koto).

Pronunciation

Noun

koto m (plural kotos)

  1. koto (musical instruments)

See also

Further reading

Japanese

Romanization

koto

  1. Rōmaji transcription of こと
  2. Rōmaji transcription of コト

Madurese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kutu, from Proto-Austronesian *kuCu.

Noun

koto (plural kotokoto)

  1. louse (insect)

Mansaka

Etymology

From kutu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kutu.

Noun

koto

  1. louse

Sambali

Noun

koto

  1. louse (insect)

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From English coat.

Pronunciation

Noun

koto

  1. A traditional African-Surinamese dress.

Descendants

  • Dutch: koto

Tocharian B

Etymology

From kaut- (split, strike, break).

Noun

koto f

  1. crevice, hole, pit

Further reading

  • Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “koto”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 215

Votic

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *koto.

Pronunciation

Noun

koto

  1. house, home

Inflection

Declension of koto (type II/võrkko, t- gradation)
singular plural
nominative koto kood
genitive koo kotojõ, kotoi
partitive kottoa kotoitõ, kotoi
illative kottosõ, kotto kotoisõ
inessive kooz kotoiz
elative koossõ kotoissõ
allative koolõ kotoilõ
adessive koollõ kotoillõ
ablative kooltõ kotoiltõ
translative koossi kotoissi
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive.
***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

References

  • Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn

Yami

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kutu, from Proto-Austronesian *kuCu.

Noun

koto

  1. louse (insect)