Ossi

See also: ossi and ossi-

Finnish

(index os)

Etymology

From a diminutive of Ossian, Oskari and Osmo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈosːi/, [ˈo̞s̠ːi]
• Rhymes: -osːi
• Syllabification: Os‧si

Proper noun

Ossi

1. 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

Possessive forms of Ossi (type risti)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	Ossini	Ossimme
2nd person	Ossisi	Ossinne
3rd person	Ossinsa

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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)

• Audio

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Noun

Ossi m (genitive Ossis, plural Ossis)

1. (colloquial, possibly mildly offensive) A person from (former) East Germany; now sometimes including Berlin

Synonyms

• Ostdeutscher
• DDR-Bürger (historical)

Derived terms

• Ossiland

Related terms

• Osten

See also

• -i
• DDR
• Ostdeutschland
• Wessi
• Zoni