lotta

See also: Lotta

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɒtə/
• Rhymes: -ɒtə

• Audio (Southern England):

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Contraction

lotta

1. (informal) Contraction of lot of.

   A whole lotta people feel the same way I do.

   • 1972, Al Green, “Simply Beautiful”:

     I'm gonna be good to you / There's a whole lotta things / You and I could do

Anagrams

• total

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlotːɑ/, [ˈlo̞t̪ːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -otːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): lot‧ta
• Hyphenation^(key): lot‧ta

Etymology 1

< Lotta

Noun

lotta

1. member of Lotta Svärd

Declension

Inflection of lotta (Kotus type 10*C/koira, tt-t gradation)
nominative		lotta	lotat
genitive		lotan	lottien
partitive		lottaa	lottia
illative		lottaan	lottiin
		singular	plural
nominative		lotta	lotat
accusative	nom.	lotta	lotat
	gen.	lotan
genitive		lotan	lottien lottain rare
partitive		lottaa	lottia
inessive		lotassa	lotissa
elative		lotasta	lotista
illative		lottaan	lottiin
adessive		lotalla	lotilla
ablative		lotalta	lotilta
allative		lotalle	lotille
essive		lottana	lottina
translative		lotaksi	lotiksi
abessive		lotatta	lotitta
instructive		—	lotin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of lotta (Kotus type 10*C/koira, tt-t gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative lottani lottani accusative nom. lottani lottani gen. lottani genitive lottani lottieni lottaini rare partitive lottaani lottiani inessive lotassani lotissani elative lotastani lotistani illative lottaani lottiini adessive lotallani lotillani ablative lotaltani lotiltani allative lotalleni lotilleni essive lottanani lottinani translative lotakseni lotikseni abessive lotattani lotittani instructive — — comitative — lottineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative lottasi lottasi accusative nom. lottasi lottasi gen. lottasi genitive lottasi lottiesi lottaisi rare partitive lottaasi lottiasi inessive lotassasi lotissasi elative lotastasi lotistasi illative lottaasi lottiisi adessive lotallasi lotillasi ablative lotaltasi lotiltasi allative lotallesi lotillesi essive lottanasi lottinasi translative lotaksesi lotiksesi abessive lotattasi lotittasi instructive — — comitative — lottinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative lottamme lottamme accusative nom. lottamme lottamme gen. lottamme genitive lottamme lottiemme lottaimme rare partitive lottaamme lottiamme inessive lotassamme lotissamme elative lotastamme lotistamme illative lottaamme lottiimme adessive lotallamme lotillamme ablative lotaltamme lotiltamme allative lotallemme lotillemme essive lottanamme lottinamme translative lotaksemme lotiksemme abessive lotattamme lotittamme instructive — — comitative — lottinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative lottanne lottanne accusative nom. lottanne lottanne gen. lottanne genitive lottanne lottienne lottainne rare partitive lottaanne lottianne inessive lotassanne lotissanne elative lotastanne lotistanne illative lottaanne lottiinne adessive lotallanne lotillanne ablative lotaltanne lotiltanne allative lotallenne lotillenne essive lottananne lottinanne translative lotaksenne lotiksenne abessive lotattanne lotittanne instructive — — comitative — lottinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative lottansa lottansa accusative nom. lottansa lottansa gen. lottansa genitive lottansa lottiensa lottainsa rare partitive lottaansa lottiaan lottiansa inessive lotassaan lotassansa lotissaan lotissansa elative lotastaan lotastansa lotistaan lotistansa illative lottaansa lottiinsa adessive lotallaan lotallansa lotillaan lotillansa ablative lotaltaan lotaltansa lotiltaan lotiltansa allative lotalleen lotallensa lotilleen lotillensa essive lottanaan lottanansa lottinaan lottinansa translative lotakseen lotaksensa lotikseen lotiksensa abessive lotattaan lotattansa lotittaan lotittansa instructive — — comitative — lottineen lottinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• lottajärjestö
• lottamerkki
• lottapuku

Further reading

• “1. lotta”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 27 July 2024

Etymology 2

Adapted to Finnish from French charlotte russe.

Noun

lotta

1. charlotte russe (type of dessert)

Declension

Inflection of lotta (Kotus type 10*C/koira, tt-t gradation)
nominative		lotta	lotat
genitive		lotan	lottien
partitive		lottaa	lottia
illative		lottaan	lottiin
		singular	plural
nominative		lotta	lotat
accusative	nom.	lotta	lotat
	gen.	lotan
genitive		lotan	lottien lottain rare
partitive		lottaa	lottia
inessive		lotassa	lotissa
elative		lotasta	lotista
illative		lottaan	lottiin
adessive		lotalla	lotilla
ablative		lotalta	lotilta
allative		lotalle	lotille
essive		lottana	lottina
translative		lotaksi	lotiksi
abessive		lotatta	lotitta
instructive		—	lotin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of lotta (Kotus type 10*C/koira, tt-t gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative lottani lottani accusative nom. lottani lottani gen. lottani genitive lottani lottieni lottaini rare partitive lottaani lottiani inessive lotassani lotissani elative lotastani lotistani illative lottaani lottiini adessive lotallani lotillani ablative lotaltani lotiltani allative lotalleni lotilleni essive lottanani lottinani translative lotakseni lotikseni abessive lotattani lotittani instructive — — comitative — lottineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative lottasi lottasi accusative nom. lottasi lottasi gen. lottasi genitive lottasi lottiesi lottaisi rare partitive lottaasi lottiasi inessive lotassasi lotissasi elative lotastasi lotistasi illative lottaasi lottiisi adessive lotallasi lotillasi ablative lotaltasi lotiltasi allative lotallesi lotillesi essive lottanasi lottinasi translative lotaksesi lotiksesi abessive lotattasi lotittasi instructive — — comitative — lottinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative lottamme lottamme accusative nom. lottamme lottamme gen. lottamme genitive lottamme lottiemme lottaimme rare partitive lottaamme lottiamme inessive lotassamme lotissamme elative lotastamme lotistamme illative lottaamme lottiimme adessive lotallamme lotillamme ablative lotaltamme lotiltamme allative lotallemme lotillemme essive lottanamme lottinamme translative lotaksemme lotiksemme abessive lotattamme lotittamme instructive — — comitative — lottinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative lottanne lottanne accusative nom. lottanne lottanne gen. lottanne genitive lottanne lottienne lottainne rare partitive lottaanne lottianne inessive lotassanne lotissanne elative lotastanne lotistanne illative lottaanne lottiinne adessive lotallanne lotillanne ablative lotaltanne lotiltanne allative lotallenne lotillenne essive lottananne lottinanne translative lotaksenne lotiksenne abessive lotattanne lotittanne instructive — — comitative — lottinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative lottansa lottansa accusative nom. lottansa lottansa gen. lottansa genitive lottansa lottiensa lottainsa rare partitive lottaansa lottiaan lottiansa inessive lotassaan lotassansa lotissaan lotissansa elative lotastaan lotastansa lotistaan lotistansa illative lottaansa lottiinsa adessive lotallaan lotallansa lotillaan lotillansa ablative lotaltaan lotaltansa lotiltaan lotiltansa allative lotalleen lotallensa lotilleen lotillensa essive lottanaan lottanansa lottinaan lottinansa translative lotakseen lotaksensa lotikseen lotiksensa abessive lotattaan lotattansa lotittaan lotittansa instructive — — comitative — lottineen lottinensa

Further reading

• “2. lotta”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 27 July 2024

Anagrams

• altot, altto, lotat, talot, tolat, tolta

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɔt.ta/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɔtta
• Hyphenation: lòt‧ta

Etymology 1

Inherited from Late Latin lucta, from Latin lūctāre (“to wrestle”). Compare French lutte. By surface analysis, lottare (“to fight”) +‎ -a.

Noun

lotta f (plural lotte)

1. (literal or figurative) fight, struggle
2. conflict
3. (sports) wrestling

Further reading

• lotta on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

lotta

1. third-person singular present indicative of lottare

Anagrams

• latto, latto-, lattò, tolta

Swedish

Etymology 1

Noun: The organization Lotta Svärd in Finland formed in 1920, named after the fictional woman Lotta Svärd in Johan Ludvig Runeberg's poem The Tales of Ensign Stål (1848).

Verb: lott +‎ -a

Noun

lotta c

1. a member of a women's voluntary defense corps, a member (in Finland) of Lotta Svärd

Declension

Declension of lotta

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	lotta	lottas
	definite	lottan	lottans
plural	indefinite	lottor	lottors
	definite	lottorna	lottornas

Related terms

• lottakår

Etymology 2

From Old Swedish luta, lota, from Old Norse hluta, from Proto-Germanic *hlutōną.

Verb

lotta (present lottar, preterite lottade, supine lottat, imperative lotta)

1. to draw lots

   Synonym: dra lott

   Vi lottade om vem som skulle börja

   We drew lots to decide who would go first

2. to draw (the winner in a lottery)

Conjugation

Conjugation of lotta (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	lotta		lottas
supine	lottat		lottats
imperative	lotta		—
imper. plural1	lotten		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	lottar	lottade	lottas	lottades
ind. plural1	lotta	lottade	lottas	lottades
subjunctive2	lotte	lottade	lottes	lottades
present participle		lottande
past participle		lottad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• lotta fram
• lotta ut
• lotteri
• lottning

References

• lotta in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• lotta in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• lotta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• total