koto
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English
Etymology
Noun
koto (plural kotos)
- (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
a Japanese stringed instrument
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Anagrams
Central Huasteca Nahuatl
Noun
koto
References
- Valentín Isidro Reyes (2012); Vocabulario nauatl-español, material de apoyo para la enseñanza de la lengua nauatl, Universidad Pedagógica Nacional, diversidad intercultural, Mexico City, Mexico.
Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Sranan Tongo koto, from English coat.
Noun
koto m (plural koto's)
- A traditional Surinamese dress, traditionally worn by women of African descent.
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Japanese 琴 (koto).
Noun
koto m (plural koto's)
- A koto; a Japanese stringed instrument.
Esperanto
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
koto (accusative singular koton, plural kotoj, accusative plural kotojn)
Derived terms
- kota (“muddy”)
- kotanimulo (“low-minded person”)
- koti (“to puddle”)
Related terms
- grundo (“ground; dirt; soil”)
Finnish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Finnic *koto, which is derived from Proto-Finnic *kota. Cognate with Estonian kodu.
Noun
koto (archaic)
- 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) | ||||
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| 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. | |||
Synonyms
Derived terms
Further reading
- “1. koto”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01
Etymology 2
Noun
koto
Declension
| Inflection of koto (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | ||||
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| 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. | |||
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Further reading
- “2. koto”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01
Anagrams
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 琴 (koto).
Pronunciation
Noun
koto m (plural kotos)
- koto (musical instruments)
See also
koto on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia fr
Further reading
- “koto”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
Japanese
Romanization
koto
Madurese
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kutu, from Proto-Austronesian *kuCu.
Noun
koto (plural kotokoto)
- louse (insect)
Mansaka
Etymology
From kutu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kutu.
Noun
koto
Sambali
Noun
koto
- louse (insect)
Sranan Tongo
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
koto
- A traditional African-Surinamese dress.
Descendants
- → Dutch: koto
Tocharian B
Etymology
From kaut- (“split, strike, break”).
Noun
koto f
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
Inflection
| Declension of koto (type II/võrkko, t- gradation) | ||
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| 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
- louse (insect)