otava
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/, [ˈo̞t̪ɑʋɑ]
- Rhymes: -otɑʋɑ
- Syllabification(key): o‧ta‧va
Noun
otava
- (archaic, dialectal) cartwheel
- (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 otavainrare | |
| 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 | |
| instructive | — | otavin | |
| abessive | otavatta | otavitta | |
| comitative | — | otavineen | |
| Possessive forms of otava (type koira) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | otavani | otavamme |
| 2nd person | otavasi | otavanne |
| 3rd person | otavansa | |
References
- 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 (11 November 2013), “Otavassa on orjan merkki”, in Kansan Uutiset (in Finnish), retrieved 21 April 2014
- Mykrä, Sakari (accessed 21 April 2014), “Kahdensadan nimen kontio”, in Suurpedot.fi (in Finnish), archived from the original on 2013-02-09
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *otava.
Noun
òtava f (Cyrillic spelling о̀тава)
- aftergrass, aftermath; grass that comes up after mowing
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | otava | otave |
| genitive | otave | otava |
| dative | otavi | otavama |
| accusative | otavu | otave |
| vocative | otavo | otave |
| locative | otavi | otavama |
| instrumental | otavom | otavama |
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *otava.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔtàːʋa/
Noun
otáva f
- aftergrass, aftermath; grass that comes up after mowing
Further reading
- “otava”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran