Ossi
See also: ossi and ossi-
Finnish
(index os)
Etymology
From a diminutive of Ossian, Oskari and Osmo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈosːi/
- Hyphenation: Os‧si
Proper noun
Ossi
- A male given name.
Declension
| 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 | |
| instructive | — | Ossein | |
| abessive | Ossitta | Osseitta | |
| comitative | — | Osseineen | |
German
Etymology
Originally a humorous reinterpretation of English Aussie (“Australian person”) based on German Osten (“east”). The English word is not widely known in Germany, however.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɔsi/ (normal)
- IPA(key): /ˈɔzi/, /ˈœzi/ (with a mock East German accent; more pejorative)
Noun
Ossi m (genitive Ossis, plural Ossis)
- (colloquial, possibly mildly offensive) A person from (former) East Germany; now sometimes including Berlin
Synonyms
- Ostdeutscher
- DDR-Bürger (historical)
Related terms
- Osten
See also
- -i
- DDR
- Ostdeutschland
- Wessi
- Zoni