motti

See also: Motti and mötti

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

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Swedish mått.

Noun

motti

  1. a stere; a cubic metre of firewood.

Etymology 2

Probably sound-symbolic[1]

Noun

motti

  1. lump, swelling

Etymology 3

A semantic shift either from etymology 2, as an analogy comparing a pocket of troops to a lump,[1] or etymology 1, comparing a pocket to a stere of firewood to be chopped down.[2] First attested in 1940.

Noun

motti

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

Etymology 4

From moottori.

Noun

motti

  1. (colloquial) 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
instructive — motein
abessive motitta moteitta
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of motti (type risti)
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
instructive — —
abessive motittani moteittani
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
instructive — —
abessive motittasi moteittasi
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
instructive — —
abessive motittamme moteittamme
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
instructive — —
abessive motittanne moteittanne
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
instructive — —
abessive motittaan
motittansa		 moteittaan
moteittansa
comitative — motteineen
motteinensa

References
  1. Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000) Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎ (in Finnish), [note: linked online version also includes some other etymological sources], Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
  2. Kotimaisten kielten keskus: Sanojen alkuperästä: Motti

Anagrams

Italian

Noun

motti m

  1. plural of motto
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