otava
Finnish
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editNoun
editotava
Usage notes
editThis is really a term only known for its use in Otava.
Declension
editInflection of otava (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | ||||
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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
edit- ^ 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[1] (in Finnish), retrieved 21 April 2014
- ^ Mykrä, Sakari (2014 April 21 (last accessed)) “Kahdensadan nimen kontio”, in Suurpedot.fi[2] (in Finnish), archived from the original on 9 February 2013
Serbo-Croatian
editEtymology
editInherited from Proto-Slavic *otava.
Noun
editòtava f (Cyrillic spelling о̀тава)
- aftergrass, aftermath; grass that comes up after mowing
Declension
editFurther reading
edit- “otava” in Hrvatski jezični portal
Slovene
editEtymology
editInherited from Proto-Slavic *otava.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editotáva f
- aftergrass, aftermath; grass that comes up after mowing
Further reading
edit- “otava”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
- Finnish terms inherited from Proto-Finnic
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- Finnish terms derived from Proto-Uralic
- Finnish 3-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Finnish/otɑʋɑ
- Rhymes:Finnish/otɑʋɑ/3 syllables
- Finnish lemmas
- Finnish nouns
- Finnish terms with archaic senses
- Finnish dialectal terms
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- Finnish koira-type nominals
- Serbo-Croatian terms inherited from Proto-Slavic
- Serbo-Croatian terms derived from Proto-Slavic
- Serbo-Croatian lemmas
- Serbo-Croatian nouns
- Serbo-Croatian feminine nouns
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- Slovene 3-syllable words
- Slovene terms with IPA pronunciation
- Slovene lemmas
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