otava
Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech otava, from Proto-Slavic *otava.
Pronunciation
Noun
otava f
- aftergrass, aftermath; grass that comes up after mowing
Declension
Further reading
- “otava”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “otava”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “otava”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *otava, from Proto-Uralic *woča. Cognates include Karelian otava, Votic õtavõ, Ludian adam, Estonian odamus (dialectal), Erzya ош (oš, “city”).[1][2] The suffix, which dated back to Proto-Finnic, has not been explained.
The brown bear in Finnish actually became known as otava, which is assumed to stem from its resemblance to — and mythical origin from — the asterism Otava (“Big Dipper”).[3][4] The cartwheel meaning of the word might be related to the Scandinavian interpretation of the Big Dipper as "Charles's Wagon" (Swedish Karlavagnen, Norwegian Karlsvogna, Danish Karlsvognen).
Pronunciation
Noun
otava
Usage notes
This is really a term only known for its use in Otava.
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. | ||
References
- ^ Kaisa, Häkkinen (2007) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja (in Finnish), 4th edition, WSOY, →ISBN
- ^ https://kaino.kotus.fi/algu/index.php?t=sanue&lekseemi_id=80048&hakusana=%D0%BE%D1%88&sanue_id=77010
- ^ Hämäläinen, Pirjo (2013 November 11) “Otavassa on orjan merkki”, in Kansan Uutiset (in Finnish), retrieved 21 April 2014
- ^ Mykrä, Sakari (2014 April 21 (last accessed)) “Kahdensadan nimen kontio”, in Suurpedot.fi (in Finnish), archived from the original on 9 February 2013
Old Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *otava.
Pronunciation
Noun
otava f
- aftergrass, aftermath; grass that comes up after mowing
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | otava | otavě | otavy |
| genitive | otavy | otavú | otav |
| dative | otavě | otavama | otavám |
| accusative | otavu | otavě | otavy |
| vocative | otavo | otavě | otavy |
| locative | otavě | otavú | otavách |
| instrumental | otavú | otavama | otavami |
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.
Derived terms
Descendants
- Czech: otava
Further reading
- Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “otava”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *otava.
Pronunciation
Noun
òtava f (Cyrillic spelling о̀тава)
- aftergrass, aftermath; grass that comes up after mowing
Declension
Further reading
- “otava”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
Slovene
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *otava.
Pronunciation
Noun
otáva f
- aftergrass, aftermath; grass that comes up after mowing
Further reading
- “otava”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
- “otava”, in Termania, Amebis
- See also the general references