Ossi
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Finnish[edit]
(index os)
Etymology[edit]
From a diminutive of Ossian, Oskari and Osmo.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Ossi
- A male given name.
Declension[edit]
Inflection of Ossi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
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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 |
Possessive forms of Ossi (type risti) | ||
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possessor | singular | plural |
1st person | Ossini | Ossimme |
2nd person | Ossisi | Ossinne |
3rd person | Ossinsa |
German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈɔsi/ (normal)
- IPA(key): /ˈɔzi/, /ˈœzi/ (with a mock East German accent; more pejorative)
Audio (file)
Noun[edit]
Ossi m (genitive Ossis, plural Ossis)
- (colloquial, possibly mildly offensive) A person from (former) East Germany; now sometimes including Berlin
Synonyms[edit]
- Ostdeutscher
- DDR-Bürger (historical)
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
See also[edit]
Categories:
- Finnish 2-syllable words
- Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Finnish lemmas
- Finnish proper nouns
- Finnish given names
- Finnish male given names
- Finnish risti-type nominals
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- German 2-syllable words
- German terms with IPA pronunciation
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- German lemmas
- German nouns
- German masculine nouns
- German colloquialisms
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