koto

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.3 Anagrams 2 Esperanto 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Derived terms 3 Finnish 3.1 Noun 3.1.1 Declension 3.1.2 Synonyms 3.1.3 Derived terms 4 Japanese 4.1 Noun

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Wikipedia

[edit] Etymology

From Japanese 琴 (koto).

[edit] Noun

koto (plural kotos)

1. (music) a Japanese musical instrument having numerous strings, usually seven or thirteen, that are stretched over a convex wooden sounding board and are plucked with three plectra, worn on the thumb, index finger, and middle finger of one hand.

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of koot
• took

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[edit] Esperanto

[edit] Etymology

From German Kot

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koto (plural kotoj, accusative singular koton, accusative plural kotojn)

1. mud

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• kota (muddy)

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koto

1. (archaic) home
   • 1855 — Aleksis Kivi, Koto ja kahleet [1]

     Hän muisteli kotoansa kivisellä aholla yläpuolella vihantoja peltoja ja korkean vuoren alla.

[edit] Declension

Declension of koto (type valo) singular plural nominative koto kodot genitive kodon kotojen partitive kotoa kotoja accusative koto kodon kodot inessive kodossa kodoissa elative kodosta kodoista illative kotoon kotoihin adessive kodolla kodoilla ablative kodolta kodoilta allative kodolle kodoille essive kotona kotoina translative kodoksi kodoiksi instructive – kodoin abessive kodotta kodoitta comitative – kotoineen

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• koti

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[edit] Japanese

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koto (hiragana こと)

1. 事: thing, matter
2. 琴: Japanese zither/harp