See also: ossi and ossi-

Finnish

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Etymology

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From a diminutive of Ossian, Oskari and Osmo; possibly in eastern Finland also of Joosef (compare Russian Осип (Osip)).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈosːi/, [ˈo̞s̠ːi]
  • Rhymes: -osːi
  • Syllabification(key): Os‧si

Proper noun

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Ossi

  1. a male given name
  2. a Finnish surname transferred from the given name

Declension

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Inflection of Ossi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative Ossi Ossit
genitive Ossin Ossien
partitive Ossia Osseja
illative Ossiin Osseihin
singular plural
nominative Ossi Ossit
accusative nom. Ossi Ossit
gen. Ossin
genitive Ossin Ossien
partitive Ossia Osseja
inessive Ossissa Osseissa
elative Ossista Osseista
illative Ossiin Osseihin
adessive Ossilla Osseilla
ablative Ossilta Osseilta
allative Ossille Osseille
essive Ossina Osseina
translative Ossiksi Osseiksi
abessive Ossitta Osseitta
instructive Ossein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Ossi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Ossini Ossini
accusative nom. Ossini Ossini
gen. Ossini
genitive Ossini Ossieni
partitive Ossiani Ossejani
inessive Ossissani Osseissani
elative Ossistani Osseistani
illative Ossiini Osseihini
adessive Ossillani Osseillani
ablative Ossiltani Osseiltani
allative Ossilleni Osseilleni
essive Ossinani Osseinani
translative Ossikseni Osseikseni
abessive Ossittani Osseittani
instructive
comitative Osseineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Ossisi Ossisi
accusative nom. Ossisi Ossisi
gen. Ossisi
genitive Ossisi Ossiesi
partitive Ossiasi Ossejasi
inessive Ossissasi Osseissasi
elative Ossistasi Osseistasi
illative Ossiisi Osseihisi
adessive Ossillasi Osseillasi
ablative Ossiltasi Osseiltasi
allative Ossillesi Osseillesi
essive Ossinasi Osseinasi
translative Ossiksesi Osseiksesi
abessive Ossittasi Osseittasi
instructive
comitative Osseinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Ossimme Ossimme
accusative nom. Ossimme Ossimme
gen. Ossimme
genitive Ossimme Ossiemme
partitive Ossiamme Ossejamme
inessive Ossissamme Osseissamme
elative Ossistamme Osseistamme
illative Ossiimme Osseihimme
adessive Ossillamme Osseillamme
ablative Ossiltamme Osseiltamme
allative Ossillemme Osseillemme
essive Ossinamme Osseinamme
translative Ossiksemme Osseiksemme
abessive Ossittamme Osseittamme
instructive
comitative Osseinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Ossinne Ossinne
accusative nom. Ossinne Ossinne
gen. Ossinne
genitive Ossinne Ossienne
partitive Ossianne Ossejanne
inessive Ossissanne Osseissanne
elative Ossistanne Osseistanne
illative Ossiinne Osseihinne
adessive Ossillanne Osseillanne
ablative Ossiltanne Osseiltanne
allative Ossillenne Osseillenne
essive Ossinanne Osseinanne
translative Ossiksenne Osseiksenne
abessive Ossittanne Osseittanne
instructive
comitative Osseinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Ossinsa Ossinsa
accusative nom. Ossinsa Ossinsa
gen. Ossinsa
genitive Ossinsa Ossiensa
partitive Ossiaan
Ossiansa
Ossejaan
Ossejansa
inessive Ossissaan
Ossissansa
Osseissaan
Osseissansa
elative Ossistaan
Ossistansa
Osseistaan
Osseistansa
illative Ossiinsa Osseihinsa
adessive Ossillaan
Ossillansa
Osseillaan
Osseillansa
ablative Ossiltaan
Ossiltansa
Osseiltaan
Osseiltansa
allative Ossilleen
Ossillensa
Osseilleen
Osseillensa
essive Ossinaan
Ossinansa
Osseinaan
Osseinansa
translative Ossikseen
Ossiksensa
Osseikseen
Osseiksensa
abessive Ossittaan
Ossittansa
Osseittaan
Osseittansa
instructive
comitative Osseineen
Osseinensa

Statistics

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  • Ossi is the 111th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 5,897 male individuals (and as a middle name to 1,256 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
  • The surname Ossi belongs to 122 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

German

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Etymology

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Originally a humorous reinterpretation of English Aussie (Australian person) based on German Osten (east) +‎ -i. The English word is not widely known in Germany, however.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɔsi/ (normal)
  • IPA(key): /ˈɔzi/, /ˈœzi/ (with a mock East German accent; more pejorative)
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Noun

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Ossi m (strong, genitive Ossis or Ossi, plural Ossis) or
Ossi (referring to a female) f (genitive Ossi, plural Ossis)

  1. (colloquial, possibly mildly offensive, Germany) Easterner; a person from (former) East Germany; now sometimes including West Berlin
    Synonyms: Ostdeutscher; Ostmann; (historical) DDR-Bürger
    Coordinate term: Wessi

Declension

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Derived terms

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See also

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Further reading

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  • Ossi” in Duden online
  • Ossi” in Duden online
  • Ossi” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache