otus
Finnish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈotus/, [ˈo̞t̪us̠]
- Rhymes: -otus
- Syllabification(key): o‧tus
- Hyphenation(key): otus
Noun
otus
- creature
- Hänen koiransa on hauska otus.
- Her dog is a funny creature.
Declension
Inflection of otus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | otus | otukset | |
genitive | otuksen | otusten otuksien | |
partitive | otusta | otuksia | |
illative | otukseen | otuksiin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | otus | otukset | |
accusative | nom. | otus | otukset |
gen. | otuksen | ||
genitive | otuksen | otusten otuksien | |
partitive | otusta | otuksia | |
inessive | otuksessa | otuksissa | |
elative | otuksesta | otuksista | |
illative | otukseen | otuksiin | |
adessive | otuksella | otuksilla | |
ablative | otukselta | otuksilta | |
allative | otukselle | otuksille | |
essive | otuksena | otuksina | |
translative | otukseksi | otuksiksi | |
abessive | otuksetta | otuksitta | |
instructive | — | otuksin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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Further reading
- “otus”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023
Anagrams
Ingrian
Etymology
From ottaa (“to take”) + -us.
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈotus/, [ˈo̞tuz̠]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈotus/, [ˈo̞d̥uʒ̥]
- Rhymes: -otus
- Hyphenation: o‧tus
Noun
otus
- (derogatory) animal (savage person)
- Se mees sööp niku otus. ― That man eats like an animal.
Declension
Declension of otus (type 2/petos, no gradation) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | otus | otukset |
genitive | otuksen | otuksiin |
partitive | otusta, otust | otuksia |
illative | otuksee | otuksii |
inessive | otuksees | otuksiis |
elative | otuksest | otuksist |
allative | otukselle | otuksille |
adessive | otukseel | otuksiil |
ablative | otukselt | otuksilt |
translative | otukseks | otuksiks |
essive | otuksenna, otukseen | otuksinna, otuksiin |
exessive1) | otuksent | otuksint |
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. |
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 358
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὦτος (ôtos) or ὠτός (ōtós).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈoː.tʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈɔː.t̪us]
Noun
ōtus m (genitive ōtī); second declension
- A kind of owl, meaning eared or horned owl.
Declension
Second-declension noun.
singular | plural | |
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nominative | ōtus | ōtī |
genitive | ōtī | ōtōrum |
dative | ōtō | ōtīs |
accusative | ōtum | ōtōs |
ablative | ōtō | ōtīs |
vocative | ōte | ōtī |
References
- “otus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- otus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.