otava

See also: Otava

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech otava, from Proto-Slavic *otava.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈotava]

Noun

otava f (diminutive otavička or otávka)

  1. aftergrass, aftermath; grass that comes up after mowing

Declension

Declension of otava (hard feminine)
singular plural
nominative otava otavy
genitive otavy otav
dative otavě otavám
accusative otavu otavy
vocative otavo otavy
locative otavě otavách
instrumental otavou otavami

Further reading

Finnish

Etymology

From 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

  • IPA(key): /ˈotɑʋɑ/, [ˈo̞t̪ɑ̝ʋɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -otɑʋɑ
  • Syllabification(key): o‧ta‧va
  • Hyphenation(key): ota‧va

Noun

otava

  1. (archaic, dialectal) cartwheel
  2. (obsolete) A kind of fish trap, salmon net.

Usage notes

This is really a term only known for its use in Otava.

Declension

Inflection of otava (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
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.
Possessive forms of otava (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative otavani otavani
accusative nom. otavani otavani
gen. otavani
genitive otavani otavieni
otavaini rare
partitive otavaani otaviani
inessive otavassani otavissani
elative otavastani otavistani
illative otavaani otaviini
adessive otavallani otavillani
ablative otavaltani otaviltani
allative otavalleni otavilleni
essive otavanani otavinani
translative otavakseni otavikseni
abessive otavattani otavittani
instructive — —
comitative — otavineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative otavasi otavasi
accusative nom. otavasi otavasi
gen. otavasi
genitive otavasi otaviesi
otavaisi rare
partitive otavaasi otaviasi
inessive otavassasi otavissasi
elative otavastasi otavistasi
illative otavaasi otaviisi
adessive otavallasi otavillasi
ablative otavaltasi otaviltasi
allative otavallesi otavillesi
essive otavanasi otavinasi
translative otavaksesi otaviksesi
abessive otavattasi otavittasi
instructive — —
comitative — otavinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative otavamme otavamme
accusative nom. otavamme otavamme
gen. otavamme
genitive otavamme otaviemme
otavaimme rare
partitive otavaamme otaviamme
inessive otavassamme otavissamme
elative otavastamme otavistamme
illative otavaamme otaviimme
adessive otavallamme otavillamme
ablative otavaltamme otaviltamme
allative otavallemme otavillemme
essive otavanamme otavinamme
translative otavaksemme otaviksemme
abessive otavattamme otavittamme
instructive — —
comitative — otavinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative otavanne otavanne
accusative nom. otavanne otavanne
gen. otavanne
genitive otavanne otavienne
otavainne rare
partitive otavaanne otavianne
inessive otavassanne otavissanne
elative otavastanne otavistanne
illative otavaanne otaviinne
adessive otavallanne otavillanne
ablative otavaltanne otaviltanne
allative otavallenne otavillenne
essive otavananne otavinanne
translative otavaksenne otaviksenne
abessive otavattanne otavittanne
instructive — —
comitative — otavinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative otavansa otavansa
accusative nom. otavansa otavansa
gen. otavansa
genitive otavansa otaviensa
otavainsa rare
partitive otavaansa otaviaan
otaviansa
inessive otavassaan
otavassansa 		otavissaan
otavissansa
elative otavastaan
otavastansa 		otavistaan
otavistansa
illative otavaansa otaviinsa
adessive otavallaan
otavallansa 		otavillaan
otavillansa
ablative otavaltaan
otavaltansa 		otaviltaan
otaviltansa
allative otavalleen
otavallensa 		otavilleen
otavillensa
essive otavanaan
otavanansa 		otavinaan
otavinansa
translative otavakseen
otavaksensa 		otavikseen
otaviksensa
abessive otavattaan
otavattansa 		otavittaan
otavittansa
instructive — —
comitative — otavineen
otavinensa

References

  1. ^ Kaisa, Häkkinen (2007) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja (in Finnish), 4th edition, WSOY, →ISBN
  2. ^ https://kaino.kotus.fi/algu/index.php?t=sanue&lekseemi_id=80048&hakusana=%D0%BE%D1%88&sanue_id=77010
  3. ^ Hämäläinen, Pirjo (11 November 2013) “Otavassa on orjan merkki”, in Kansan Uutiset‎[1] (in Finnish), retrieved 21 April 2014
  4. ^ Mykrä, Sakari (21 April 2014 (last accessed)) “Kahdensadan nimen kontio”, in Suurpedot.fi‎[2] (in Finnish), archived from the original on 9 February 2013

Old Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *otava.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈotaʋa/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈotava/

Noun

otava f

  1. aftergrass, aftermath; grass that comes up after mowing

Declension

Declension of otava (hard a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative otava otavě otavy
genitive otavy otavú otav
dative otavě otavama otavám
accusative otavu otavě otavy
vocative otavo otavě otavy
locative otavě otavú otavách
instrumental otavú otavama otavami
This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Derived terms

  • otaviti

Descendants

  • Czech: otava

Further reading

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *otava.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ǒtaʋa/

Noun

òtava f (Cyrillic spelling о̀тава)

  1. aftergrass, aftermath; grass that comes up after mowing

Declension

Declension of otava
singular plural
nominative otava otave
genitive otave otava
dative otavi otavama
accusative otavu otave
vocative otavo otave
locative otavi otavama
instrumental otavom otavama

Further reading

  • “otava”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Slovene

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *otava.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔtàːʋa/

Noun

otáva f

  1. aftergrass, aftermath; grass that comes up after mowing

Further reading

  • “otava”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
  • “otava”, in Termania, Amebis
  • See also the general references
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