Kotti

See also: kotti

Finnish

Etymology

Multiple possible origins: from Swedish skotte (“Scot”), from Swedish skott (“shot”) as a soldier name, from the Scandinavian (Old Swedish) name Kotte (literally meaning "round, plump") and from the same Germanic name as Kottonen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkotːi/, [ˈko̞t̪ːi]
• Rhymes: -otːi
• Syllabification^(key): Kot‧ti

Proper noun

Kotti

1. a Finnish surname

Declension

Inflection of Kotti (Kotus type 5*C/risti, tt-t gradation)
nominative		Kotti	Kotit
genitive		Kotin	Kottien
partitive		Kottia	Kotteja
illative		Kottiin	Kotteihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Kotti	Kotit
accusative	nom.	Kotti	Kotit
	gen.	Kotin
genitive		Kotin	Kottien
partitive		Kottia	Kotteja
inessive		Kotissa	Koteissa
elative		Kotista	Koteista
illative		Kottiin	Kotteihin
adessive		Kotilla	Koteilla
ablative		Kotilta	Koteilta
allative		Kotille	Koteille
essive		Kottina	Kotteina
translative		Kotiksi	Koteiksi
abessive		Kotitta	Koteitta
instructive		—	Kotein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Kotti (Kotus type 5*C/risti, tt-t gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Kottini Kottini accusative nom. Kottini Kottini gen. Kottini genitive Kottini Kottieni partitive Kottiani Kottejani inessive Kotissani Koteissani elative Kotistani Koteistani illative Kottiini Kotteihini adessive Kotillani Koteillani ablative Kotiltani Koteiltani allative Kotilleni Koteilleni essive Kottinani Kotteinani translative Kotikseni Koteikseni abessive Kotittani Koteittani instructive — — comitative — Kotteineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Kottisi Kottisi accusative nom. Kottisi Kottisi gen. Kottisi genitive Kottisi Kottiesi partitive Kottiasi Kottejasi inessive Kotissasi Koteissasi elative Kotistasi Koteistasi illative Kottiisi Kotteihisi adessive Kotillasi Koteillasi ablative Kotiltasi Koteiltasi allative Kotillesi Koteillesi essive Kottinasi Kotteinasi translative Kotiksesi Koteiksesi abessive Kotittasi Koteittasi instructive — — comitative — Kotteinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Kottimme Kottimme accusative nom. Kottimme Kottimme gen. Kottimme genitive Kottimme Kottiemme partitive Kottiamme Kottejamme inessive Kotissamme Koteissamme elative Kotistamme Koteistamme illative Kottiimme Kotteihimme adessive Kotillamme Koteillamme ablative Kotiltamme Koteiltamme allative Kotillemme Koteillemme essive Kottinamme Kotteinamme translative Kotiksemme Koteiksemme abessive Kotittamme Koteittamme instructive — — comitative — Kotteinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Kottinne Kottinne accusative nom. Kottinne Kottinne gen. Kottinne genitive Kottinne Kottienne partitive Kottianne Kottejanne inessive Kotissanne Koteissanne elative Kotistanne Koteistanne illative Kottiinne Kotteihinne adessive Kotillanne Koteillanne ablative Kotiltanne Koteiltanne allative Kotillenne Koteillenne essive Kottinanne Kotteinanne translative Kotiksenne Koteiksenne abessive Kotittanne Koteittanne instructive — — comitative — Kotteinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Kottinsa Kottinsa accusative nom. Kottinsa Kottinsa gen. Kottinsa genitive Kottinsa Kottiensa partitive Kottiaan Kottiansa Kottejaan Kottejansa inessive Kotissaan Kotissansa Koteissaan Koteissansa elative Kotistaan Kotistansa Koteistaan Koteistansa illative Kottiinsa Kotteihinsa adessive Kotillaan Kotillansa Koteillaan Koteillansa ablative Kotiltaan Kotiltansa Koteiltaan Koteiltansa allative Kotilleen Kotillensa Koteilleen Koteillensa essive Kottinaan Kottinansa Kotteinaan Kotteinansa translative Kotikseen Kotiksensa Koteikseen Koteiksensa abessive Kotittaan Kotittansa Koteittaan Koteittansa instructive — — comitative — Kotteineen Kotteinensa

Derived terms

• Kottila

 

Statistics

• Kotti is the 6768^th (tied with 56 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 98 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

German

Etymology

Shortening of Kottbusser Tor +‎ -i.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔti/

• (file)

• Rhymes: -ɔti

Proper noun

der Kotti m (proper noun, strong, genitive Kottis or Kotti)

1. (colloquial) synonym of Kottbusser Tor
   • 2023 January 26, Plutonia Plarre, “Drogenszene am Kottbusser Tor: Polizeiwache verändert den Kiez”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz‎^[1], →ISSN:

     Fast scheint es so, als wiederhole sich die Geschichte um nicht eingelöste Vorhaben auf Besserung ein weiteres Mal. Am 15. Februar wird am Kotti eine Polizeiwache eröffnet. Auf der Galerie des NKZ, ausgerechnet Tür an Tür mit dem Café Kotti.

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Declension

Declension of Kotti [sg-only, masculine, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Kotti
genitive	eines	des	Kottis, Kotti
dative	einem	dem	Kotti
accusative	einen	den	Kotti

Further reading

• “Kotti” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Kotti” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon