otsa

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Estonian

Noun

otsa

  1. genitive singular of ots
  2. partitive singular of ots
  3. illative singular of ots

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *oncca.

Pronunciation

Noun

otsa

  1. (anatomy) forehead

Declension

Inflection of otsa (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative otsa otsat
genitive otsan otsien
partitive otsaa otsia
illative otsaan otsiin
singular plural
nominative otsa otsat
accusative nom. otsa otsat
gen. otsan
genitive otsan otsien
otsain rare
partitive otsaa otsia
inessive otsassa otsissa
elative otsasta otsista
illative otsaan otsiin
adessive otsalla otsilla
ablative otsalta otsilta
allative otsalle otsille
essive otsana otsina
translative otsaksi otsiksi
abessive otsatta otsitta
instructive otsin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of otsa (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative otsani otsani
accusative nom. otsani otsani
gen. otsani
genitive otsani otsieni
otsaini rare
partitive otsaani otsiani
inessive otsassani otsissani
elative otsastani otsistani
illative otsaani otsiini
adessive otsallani otsillani
ablative otsaltani otsiltani
allative otsalleni otsilleni
essive otsanani otsinani
translative otsakseni otsikseni
abessive otsattani otsittani
instructive
comitative otsineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative otsasi otsasi
accusative nom. otsasi otsasi
gen. otsasi
genitive otsasi otsiesi
otsaisi rare
partitive otsaasi otsiasi
inessive otsassasi otsissasi
elative otsastasi otsistasi
illative otsaasi otsiisi
adessive otsallasi otsillasi
ablative otsaltasi otsiltasi
allative otsallesi otsillesi
essive otsanasi otsinasi
translative otsaksesi otsiksesi
abessive otsattasi otsittasi
instructive
comitative otsinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative otsamme otsamme
accusative nom. otsamme otsamme
gen. otsamme
genitive otsamme otsiemme
otsaimme rare
partitive otsaamme otsiamme
inessive otsassamme otsissamme
elative otsastamme otsistamme
illative otsaamme otsiimme
adessive otsallamme otsillamme
ablative otsaltamme otsiltamme
allative otsallemme otsillemme
essive otsanamme otsinamme
translative otsaksemme otsiksemme
abessive otsattamme otsittamme
instructive
comitative otsinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative otsanne otsanne
accusative nom. otsanne otsanne
gen. otsanne
genitive otsanne otsienne
otsainne rare
partitive otsaanne otsianne
inessive otsassanne otsissanne
elative otsastanne otsistanne
illative otsaanne otsiinne
adessive otsallanne otsillanne
ablative otsaltanne otsiltanne
allative otsallenne otsillenne
essive otsananne otsinanne
translative otsaksenne otsiksenne
abessive otsattanne otsittanne
instructive
comitative otsinenne

Derived terms

compounds

Further reading

Anagrams

Ingrian

Kylän otsa (2).

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *oncca. Cognates include Finnish otsa and Estonian ots.

Pronunciation

Noun

otsa

  1. end, tip
    • 1936, V. I. Junus, P. L. Maksimov, Inkeroisin keelen oppikirja alkuşkouluja vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 4:
      Alkakaa vaa kirjuttaa suureel bukvaal i otsaa pankaa tocka.
      Start writing in big letters and at the end put a full stop.
    • 1937, V. A. Tetjurev, translated by N. J. Molotsova, Loonnontiito oppikirja alkușkoulua vart (toin osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 65:
      Sormiin ja varpain otsiis inmihisel ja monikkail elokkail ollaa kynnet, toisiil elokkail kapjat tali sorkat.
      At the tips of fingers and toes humans and some animals have nails, other animals hooves or cloven hooves.
  2. border (of a village)
  3. Short for otsakeero.

Declension

Declension of otsa (type 3/koira, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative otsa otsat
genitive otsan otsiin
partitive otsaa otsia
illative otsaa otsii
inessive otsaas otsiis
elative otsast otsist
allative otsalle otsille
adessive otsaal otsiil
ablative otsalt otsilt
translative otsaks otsiks
essive otsanna, otsaan otsinna, otsiin
exessive1) otsant otsint
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.

Synonyms

Derived terms

References

  • Fedor Tumansky (1790) “оцца”, 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 679
  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 367

Rwanda-Rundi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jòkia, causative of Proto-Bantu *-jòka.

Verb

-ōtsa (infinitive (Rwanda) kōtsa or (Rundi) kwōtsa, perfective -ōkeje)

  1. roast, burn, bake

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