koto
English edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
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 edit
Translations edit
a Japanese stringed instrument
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Anagrams edit
Central Huasteca Nahuatl edit
Noun edit
koto
References edit
- 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 edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Sranan Tongo koto, from English coat.
Noun edit
koto m (plural koto's)
- A traditional Surinamese dress, traditionally worn by women of African descent.
Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from Japanese 琴 (koto).
Noun edit
koto m (plural koto's)
- A koto; a Japanese stringed instrument.
Esperanto edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
koto (accusative singular koton, plural kotoj, accusative plural kotojn)
Derived terms edit
- kota (“muddy”)
- kotanimulo (“low-minded person”)
- koti (“to puddle”)
Related terms edit
- grundo (“ground; dirt; soil”)
Finnish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Finnic *koto, which is derived from Proto-Finnic *kota. Cognate with Estonian kodu.
Noun edit
koto (archaic)
- home
- 1855, Aleksis Kivi, Koto ja kahleet[1]:
- 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 edit
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 edit
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “1. koto”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][2] (online dictionary, continuously updated, in Finnish), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
koto
Declension edit
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 edit
- “2. koto”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][3] (online dictionary, continuously updated, in Finnish), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01
Anagrams edit
French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Japanese 琴 (koto).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
koto m (plural kotos)
- koto (musical instruments)
See also edit
- koto on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia fr
Further reading edit
- “koto”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Japanese edit
Romanization edit
koto
Madurese edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kutu, from Proto-Austronesian *kuCu.
Noun edit
koto (plural kotokoto)
- louse (insect)
Mansaka edit
Etymology edit
From kutu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kutu.
Noun edit
koto
Sambali edit
Noun edit
koto
- louse (insect)
Sranan Tongo edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
koto
- A traditional African-Surinamese dress.
Descendants edit
- → Dutch: koto
Tocharian B edit
Etymology edit
From kaut- (“split, strike, break”).
Noun edit
koto f
Further reading edit
- 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 edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Finnic *koto.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
koto
Inflection edit
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 edit
- Hallap, V.; Adler, E.; Grünberg, S.; Leppik, M. (2012) Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language][4], 2nd edition, Tallinn
Yami edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kutu, from Proto-Austronesian *kuCu.
Noun edit
koto
- louse (insect)