motti

See also: Motti, mötti, and một tỉ

English

Etymology

From Finnish motti.

Noun

motti (plural mottis)

1. (military) encirclement; pocket, siege, entrapment

Bruny Island

Numeral

motti

1. one

Further reading

• Norman James Brian Plomley, A Word-list of the Tasmanian Languages (1976), page 38
• Michael Walsh, Colin Yallop, Language and Culture in Aboriginal Australia (1993), page 59

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmotːi/, [ˈmo̞t̪ːi]
• Rhymes: -otːi
• Syllabification^(key): mot‧ti
• Hyphenation^(key): mot‧ti

Etymology 1

Probably sound-symbolic

Noun

motti

1. lump, swelling

Declension

Inflection of motti (Kotus type 5*C/risti, tt–t gradation)
nominative		motti	motit
genitive		motin	mottien
partitive		mottia	motteja
illative		mottiin	motteihin
		singular	plural
nominative		motti	motit
accusative	nom.	motti	motit
	gen.	motin
genitive		motin	mottien
partitive		mottia	motteja
inessive		motissa	moteissa
elative		motista	moteista
illative		mottiin	motteihin
adessive		motilla	moteilla
ablative		motilta	moteilta
allative		motille	moteille
essive		mottina	motteina
translative		motiksi	moteiksi
abessive		motitta	moteitta
instructive		—	motein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of motti (Kotus type 5*C/risti, tt–t gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mottini mottini accusative nom. mottini mottini gen. mottini genitive mottini mottieni partitive mottiani mottejani inessive motissani moteissani elative motistani moteistani illative mottiini motteihini adessive motillani moteillani ablative motiltani moteiltani allative motilleni moteilleni essive mottinani motteinani translative motikseni moteikseni abessive motittani moteittani instructive — — comitative — motteineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mottisi mottisi accusative nom. mottisi mottisi gen. mottisi genitive mottisi mottiesi partitive mottiasi mottejasi inessive motissasi moteissasi elative motistasi moteistasi illative mottiisi motteihisi adessive motillasi moteillasi ablative motiltasi moteiltasi allative motillesi moteillesi essive mottinasi motteinasi translative motiksesi moteiksesi abessive motittasi moteittasi instructive — — comitative — motteinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mottimme mottimme accusative nom. mottimme mottimme gen. mottimme genitive mottimme mottiemme partitive mottiamme mottejamme inessive motissamme moteissamme elative motistamme moteistamme illative mottiimme motteihimme adessive motillamme moteillamme ablative motiltamme moteiltamme allative motillemme moteillemme essive mottinamme motteinamme translative motiksemme moteiksemme abessive motittamme moteittamme instructive — — comitative — motteinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mottinne mottinne accusative nom. mottinne mottinne gen. mottinne genitive mottinne mottienne partitive mottianne mottejanne inessive motissanne moteissanne elative motistanne moteistanne illative mottiinne motteihinne adessive motillanne moteillanne ablative motiltanne moteiltanne allative motillenne moteillenne essive mottinanne motteinanne translative motiksenne moteiksenne abessive motittanne moteittanne instructive — — comitative — motteinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative mottinsa mottinsa accusative nom. mottinsa mottinsa gen. mottinsa genitive mottinsa mottiensa partitive mottiaan mottiansa mottejaan mottejansa inessive motissaan motissansa moteissaan moteissansa elative motistaan motistansa moteistaan moteistansa illative mottiinsa motteihinsa adessive motillaan motillansa moteillaan moteillansa ablative motiltaan motiltansa moteiltaan moteiltansa allative motilleen motillensa moteilleen moteillensa essive mottinaan mottinansa motteinaan motteinansa translative motikseen motiksensa moteikseen moteiksensa abessive motittaan motittansa moteittaan moteittansa instructive — — comitative — motteineen motteinensa

Derived terms

• mötti

Further reading

• “1. motti”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[3] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 1 July 2023

Etymology 2

First attested in 1940. Multiple theories:

• Semantic shift from motti (etymology 1), as an analogy comparing a pocket of troops to a lump. This theory seems to be supported by contemporary sources; Captain Rikhard Kivilahti used mottipää (literally “lump-head”), a dialectal term for a tadpole, in January 1940 to refer to an enemy pocket (with a 'tail' stretching south on a road); just days later Captain Reino Merimaa used motti in reference to another dialectal sense for the head of a mallet or club (with the handle of it along a road). Both uses were therefore references to a shape.
• Semantic shift from motti (etymology 3), comparing a pocket to a stere of firewood to be chopped down.
• A reference to a particular enemy pocket, located on the site of what was initially planned to be a communications base named Motti. Soldiers would have referred to the place by this name, since it would have been a reference all relevant personnel understood at the time, and over time, it became a generic term.

Noun

motti

1. (military) encirclement; pocket, siege, entrapment

Declension

Inflection of motti (Kotus type 5*C/risti, tt–t gradation)
nominative		motti	motit
genitive		motin	mottien
partitive		mottia	motteja
illative		mottiin	motteihin
		singular	plural
nominative		motti	motit
accusative	nom.	motti	motit
	gen.	motin
genitive		motin	mottien
partitive		mottia	motteja
inessive		motissa	moteissa
elative		motista	moteista
illative		mottiin	motteihin
adessive		motilla	moteilla
ablative		motilta	moteilta
allative		motille	moteille
essive		mottina	motteina
translative		motiksi	moteiksi
abessive		motitta	moteitta
instructive		—	motein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of motti (Kotus type 5*C/risti, tt–t gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mottini mottini accusative nom. mottini mottini gen. mottini genitive mottini mottieni partitive mottiani mottejani inessive motissani moteissani elative motistani moteistani illative mottiini motteihini adessive motillani moteillani ablative motiltani moteiltani allative motilleni moteilleni essive mottinani motteinani translative motikseni moteikseni abessive motittani moteittani instructive — — comitative — motteineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mottisi mottisi accusative nom. mottisi mottisi gen. mottisi genitive mottisi mottiesi partitive mottiasi mottejasi inessive motissasi moteissasi elative motistasi moteistasi illative mottiisi motteihisi adessive motillasi moteillasi ablative motiltasi moteiltasi allative motillesi moteillesi essive mottinasi motteinasi translative motiksesi moteiksesi abessive motittasi moteittasi instructive — — comitative — motteinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mottimme mottimme accusative nom. mottimme mottimme gen. mottimme genitive mottimme mottiemme partitive mottiamme mottejamme inessive motissamme moteissamme elative motistamme moteistamme illative mottiimme motteihimme adessive motillamme moteillamme ablative motiltamme moteiltamme allative motillemme moteillemme essive mottinamme motteinamme translative motiksemme moteiksemme abessive motittamme moteittamme instructive — — comitative — motteinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mottinne mottinne accusative nom. mottinne mottinne gen. mottinne genitive mottinne mottienne partitive mottianne mottejanne inessive motissanne moteissanne elative motistanne moteistanne illative mottiinne motteihinne adessive motillanne moteillanne ablative motiltanne moteiltanne allative motillenne moteillenne essive mottinanne motteinanne translative motiksenne moteiksenne abessive motittanne moteittanne instructive — — comitative — motteinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative mottinsa mottinsa accusative nom. mottinsa mottinsa gen. mottinsa genitive mottinsa mottiensa partitive mottiaan mottiansa mottejaan mottejansa inessive motissaan motissansa moteissaan moteissansa elative motistaan motistansa moteistaan moteistansa illative mottiinsa motteihinsa adessive motillaan motillansa moteillaan moteillansa ablative motiltaan motiltansa moteiltaan moteiltansa allative motilleen motillensa moteilleen moteillensa essive mottinaan mottinansa motteinaan motteinansa translative motikseen motiksensa moteikseen moteiksensa abessive motittaan motittansa moteittaan moteittansa instructive — — comitative — motteineen motteinensa

Derived terms

• motittaa
• motitus
• mottitaistelu
• uutismotti

Further reading

• “1. motti”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[4] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 1 July 2023

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Swedish mått.

Noun

motti

1. a stere; a (stacked) cubic metre of firewood.

Declension

Inflection of motti (Kotus type 5*C/risti, tt–t gradation)
nominative		motti	motit
genitive		motin	mottien
partitive		mottia	motteja
illative		mottiin	motteihin
		singular	plural
nominative		motti	motit
accusative	nom.	motti	motit
	gen.	motin
genitive		motin	mottien
partitive		mottia	motteja
inessive		motissa	moteissa
elative		motista	moteista
illative		mottiin	motteihin
adessive		motilla	moteilla
ablative		motilta	moteilta
allative		motille	moteille
essive		mottina	motteina
translative		motiksi	moteiksi
abessive		motitta	moteitta
instructive		—	motein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of motti (Kotus type 5*C/risti, tt–t gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mottini mottini accusative nom. mottini mottini gen. mottini genitive mottini mottieni partitive mottiani mottejani inessive motissani moteissani elative motistani moteistani illative mottiini motteihini adessive motillani moteillani ablative motiltani moteiltani allative motilleni moteilleni essive mottinani motteinani translative motikseni moteikseni abessive motittani moteittani instructive — — comitative — motteineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mottisi mottisi accusative nom. mottisi mottisi gen. mottisi genitive mottisi mottiesi partitive mottiasi mottejasi inessive motissasi moteissasi elative motistasi moteistasi illative mottiisi motteihisi adessive motillasi moteillasi ablative motiltasi moteiltasi allative motillesi moteillesi essive mottinasi motteinasi translative motiksesi moteiksesi abessive motittasi moteittasi instructive — — comitative — motteinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mottimme mottimme accusative nom. mottimme mottimme gen. mottimme genitive mottimme mottiemme partitive mottiamme mottejamme inessive motissamme moteissamme elative motistamme moteistamme illative mottiimme motteihimme adessive motillamme moteillamme ablative motiltamme moteiltamme allative motillemme moteillemme essive mottinamme motteinamme translative motiksemme moteiksemme abessive motittamme moteittamme instructive — — comitative — motteinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mottinne mottinne accusative nom. mottinne mottinne gen. mottinne genitive mottinne mottienne partitive mottianne mottejanne inessive motissanne moteissanne elative motistanne moteistanne illative mottiinne motteihinne adessive motillanne moteillanne ablative motiltanne moteiltanne allative motillenne moteillenne essive mottinanne motteinanne translative motiksenne moteiksenne abessive motittanne moteittanne instructive — — comitative — motteinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative mottinsa mottinsa accusative nom. mottinsa mottinsa gen. mottinsa genitive mottinsa mottiensa partitive mottiaan mottiansa mottejaan mottejansa inessive motissaan motissansa moteissaan moteissansa elative motistaan motistansa moteistaan moteistansa illative mottiinsa motteihinsa adessive motillaan motillansa moteillaan moteillansa ablative motiltaan motiltansa moteiltaan moteiltansa allative motilleen motillensa moteilleen moteillensa essive mottinaan mottinansa motteinaan motteinansa translative motikseen motiksensa moteikseen moteiksensa abessive motittaan motittansa moteittaan moteittansa instructive — — comitative — motteineen motteinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• halkomotti
• heittomotti
• irtomotti
• kiintomotti
• mottikirves
• mottimetsä
• mottitalkoot
• pinomotti

Further reading

• “2. motti”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[5] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 1 July 2023

Etymology 4

A shortened slang form of moottori.

Noun

motti (colloquial)

1. motor, engine

   Synonym: moottori

Declension

Inflection of motti (Kotus type 5*C/risti, tt–t gradation)
nominative		motti	motit
genitive		motin	mottien
partitive		mottia	motteja
illative		mottiin	motteihin
		singular	plural
nominative		motti	motit
accusative	nom.	motti	motit
	gen.	motin
genitive		motin	mottien
partitive		mottia	motteja
inessive		motissa	moteissa
elative		motista	moteista
illative		mottiin	motteihin
adessive		motilla	moteilla
ablative		motilta	moteilta
allative		motille	moteille
essive		mottina	motteina
translative		motiksi	moteiksi
abessive		motitta	moteitta
instructive		—	motein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of motti (Kotus type 5*C/risti, tt–t gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mottini mottini accusative nom. mottini mottini gen. mottini genitive mottini mottieni partitive mottiani mottejani inessive motissani moteissani elative motistani moteistani illative mottiini motteihini adessive motillani moteillani ablative motiltani moteiltani allative motilleni moteilleni essive mottinani motteinani translative motikseni moteikseni abessive motittani moteittani instructive — — comitative — motteineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mottisi mottisi accusative nom. mottisi mottisi gen. mottisi genitive mottisi mottiesi partitive mottiasi mottejasi inessive motissasi moteissasi elative motistasi moteistasi illative mottiisi motteihisi adessive motillasi moteillasi ablative motiltasi moteiltasi allative motillesi moteillesi essive mottinasi motteinasi translative motiksesi moteiksesi abessive motittasi moteittasi instructive — — comitative — motteinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mottimme mottimme accusative nom. mottimme mottimme gen. mottimme genitive mottimme mottiemme partitive mottiamme mottejamme inessive motissamme moteissamme elative motistamme moteistamme illative mottiimme motteihimme adessive motillamme moteillamme ablative motiltamme moteiltamme allative motillemme moteillemme essive mottinamme motteinamme translative motiksemme moteiksemme abessive motittamme moteittamme instructive — — comitative — motteinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mottinne mottinne accusative nom. mottinne mottinne gen. mottinne genitive mottinne mottienne partitive mottianne mottejanne inessive motissanne moteissanne elative motistanne moteistanne illative mottiinne motteihinne adessive motillanne moteillanne ablative motiltanne moteiltanne allative motillenne moteillenne essive mottinanne motteinanne translative motiksenne moteiksenne abessive motittanne moteittanne instructive — — comitative — motteinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative mottinsa mottinsa accusative nom. mottinsa mottinsa gen. mottinsa genitive mottinsa mottiensa partitive mottiaan mottiansa mottejaan mottejansa inessive motissaan motissansa moteissaan moteissansa elative motistaan motistansa moteistaan moteistansa illative mottiinsa motteihinsa adessive motillaan motillansa moteillaan moteillansa ablative motiltaan motiltansa moteiltaan moteiltansa allative motilleen motillensa moteilleen moteillensa essive mottinaan mottinansa motteinaan motteinansa translative motikseen motiksensa moteikseen moteiksensa abessive motittaan motittansa moteittaan moteittansa instructive — — comitative — motteineen motteinensa

Further reading

• “3. motti”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[6] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 1 July 2023

Etymology 5

Possibly from motti (etymology 1).

Noun

motti (slang)

1. face, mug

Declension

Inflection of motti (Kotus type 5*C/risti, tt–t gradation)
nominative		motti	motit
genitive		motin	mottien
partitive		mottia	motteja
illative		mottiin	motteihin
		singular	plural
nominative		motti	motit
accusative	nom.	motti	motit
	gen.	motin
genitive		motin	mottien
partitive		mottia	motteja
inessive		motissa	moteissa
elative		motista	moteista
illative		mottiin	motteihin
adessive		motilla	moteilla
ablative		motilta	moteilta
allative		motille	moteille
essive		mottina	motteina
translative		motiksi	moteiksi
abessive		motitta	moteitta
instructive		—	motein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of motti (Kotus type 5*C/risti, tt–t gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mottini mottini accusative nom. mottini mottini gen. mottini genitive mottini mottieni partitive mottiani mottejani inessive motissani moteissani elative motistani moteistani illative mottiini motteihini adessive motillani moteillani ablative motiltani moteiltani allative motilleni moteilleni essive mottinani motteinani translative motikseni moteikseni abessive motittani moteittani instructive — — comitative — motteineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mottisi mottisi accusative nom. mottisi mottisi gen. mottisi genitive mottisi mottiesi partitive mottiasi mottejasi inessive motissasi moteissasi elative motistasi moteistasi illative mottiisi motteihisi adessive motillasi moteillasi ablative motiltasi moteiltasi allative motillesi moteillesi essive mottinasi motteinasi translative motiksesi moteiksesi abessive motittasi moteittasi instructive — — comitative — motteinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mottimme mottimme accusative nom. mottimme mottimme gen. mottimme genitive mottimme mottiemme partitive mottiamme mottejamme inessive motissamme moteissamme elative motistamme moteistamme illative mottiimme motteihimme adessive motillamme moteillamme ablative motiltamme moteiltamme allative motillemme moteillemme essive mottinamme motteinamme translative motiksemme moteiksemme abessive motittamme moteittamme instructive — — comitative — motteinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mottinne mottinne accusative nom. mottinne mottinne gen. mottinne genitive mottinne mottienne partitive mottianne mottejanne inessive motissanne moteissanne elative motistanne moteistanne illative mottiinne motteihinne adessive motillanne moteillanne ablative motiltanne moteiltanne allative motillenne moteillenne essive mottinanne motteinanne translative motiksenne moteiksenne abessive motittanne moteittanne instructive — — comitative — motteinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative mottinsa mottinsa accusative nom. mottinsa mottinsa gen. mottinsa genitive mottinsa mottiensa partitive mottiaan mottiansa mottejaan mottejansa inessive motissaan motissansa moteissaan moteissansa elative motistaan motistansa moteistaan moteistansa illative mottiinsa motteihinsa adessive motillaan motillansa moteillaan moteillansa ablative motiltaan motiltansa moteiltaan moteiltansa allative motilleen motillensa moteilleen moteillensa essive mottinaan mottinansa motteinaan motteinansa translative motikseen motiksensa moteikseen moteiksensa abessive motittaan motittansa moteittaan moteittansa instructive — — comitative — motteineen motteinensa

Derived terms

• motata

Anagrams

• motit

Italian

Noun

motti m

1. plural of motto

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *maþô.

Noun

motti m

1. moth

Declension

Declension of motti (weak an-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	motti	mottinn	mottar	mottarnir
accusative	motta	mottann	motta	mottana
dative	motta	mottanum	mottum	mottunum
genitive	motta	mottans	motta	mottanna

Derived terms

• mottétinn

Descendants

• Faroese: motti
• Norwegian:
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: mott
  • Norwegian Bokmål: mott
• Elfdalian: mattå