Ossi

See also: ossi and ossi-

Finnish

Etymology

From a diminutive of Ossian, Oskari and Osmo.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈosːi/, [ˈo̞s̠ːi]
  • Rhymes: -osːi
  • Syllabification(key): 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 See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Ossi (type risti)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Ossini Ossini
accusative nom. Ossini Ossini
gen. Ossini
genitive Ossini Ossieni
partitive Ossiani Ossejani
inessive Ossissani Osseissani
elative Ossistani Osseistani
illative Ossiini Osseihini
adessive Ossillani Osseillani
ablative Ossiltani Osseiltani
allative Ossilleni Osseilleni
essive Ossinani Osseinani
translative Ossikseni Osseikseni
instructive — —
abessive Ossittani Osseittani
comitative — Osseineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Ossisi Ossisi
accusative nom. Ossisi Ossisi
gen. Ossisi
genitive Ossisi Ossiesi
partitive Ossiasi Ossejasi
inessive Ossissasi Osseissasi
elative Ossistasi Osseistasi
illative Ossiisi Osseihisi
adessive Ossillasi Osseillasi
ablative Ossiltasi Osseiltasi
allative Ossillesi Osseillesi
essive Ossinasi Osseinasi
translative Ossiksesi Osseiksesi
instructive — —
abessive Ossittasi Osseittasi
comitative — Osseinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Ossimme Ossimme
accusative nom. Ossimme Ossimme
gen. Ossimme
genitive Ossimme Ossiemme
partitive Ossiamme Ossejamme
inessive Ossissamme Osseissamme
elative Ossistamme Osseistamme
illative Ossiimme Osseihimme
adessive Ossillamme Osseillamme
ablative Ossiltamme Osseiltamme
allative Ossillemme Osseillemme
essive Ossinamme Osseinamme
translative Ossiksemme Osseiksemme
instructive — —
abessive Ossittamme Osseittamme
comitative — Osseinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Ossinne Ossinne
accusative nom. Ossinne Ossinne
gen. Ossinne
genitive Ossinne Ossienne
partitive Ossianne Ossejanne
inessive Ossissanne Osseissanne
elative Ossistanne Osseistanne
illative Ossiinne Osseihinne
adessive Ossillanne Osseillanne
ablative Ossiltanne Osseiltanne
allative Ossillenne Osseillenne
essive Ossinanne Osseinanne
translative Ossiksenne Osseiksenne
instructive — —
abessive Ossittanne Osseittanne
comitative — Osseinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Ossinsa Ossinsa
accusative nom. Ossinsa Ossinsa
gen. Ossinsa
genitive Ossinsa Ossiensa
partitive Ossiaan
Ossiansa		 Ossejaan
Ossejansa
inessive Ossissaan
Ossissansa		 Osseissaan
Osseissansa
elative Ossistaan
Ossistansa		 Osseistaan
Osseistansa
illative Ossiinsa Osseihinsa
adessive Ossillaan
Ossillansa		 Osseillaan
Osseillansa
ablative Ossiltaan
Ossiltansa		 Osseiltaan
Osseiltansa
allative Ossilleen
Ossillensa		 Osseilleen
Osseillensa
essive Ossinaan
Ossinansa		 Osseinaan
Osseinansa
translative Ossikseen
Ossiksensa		 Osseikseen
Osseiksensa
instructive — —
abessive Ossittaan
Ossittansa		 Osseittaan
Osseittansa
comitative — Osseineen
Osseinensa

German

Etymology

Originally a humorous reinterpretation of English Aussie (“Australian person”) based on German Osten (“east”) +‎ -i. 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(file)

Noun

Ossi m (strong, genitive Ossis or Ossi, plural Ossis) or
Ossi (referring to a female) f (genitive Ossi, plural Ossis)

  1. (colloquial, possibly mildly offensive, Germany) Easterner; a person from (former) East Germany; now sometimes including West Berlin
    Synonyms: Ostdeutscher; Ostmann; (historical) DDR-Bürger
    Coordinate term: Wessi

Declension
Declension of Ossi [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Ossi die Ossis
genitive eines des Ossis, Ossi der Ossis
dative einem dem Ossi den Ossis
accusative einen den Ossi die Ossis
Declension of Ossi [feminine (referring to a female)]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Ossi die Ossis
genitive einer der Ossi der Ossis
dative einer der Ossi den Ossis
accusative eine die Ossi die Ossis

Derived terms
  • Ossiland

See also

Further reading
  • “Ossi” in Duden online
  • “Ossi” in Duden online
  • “Ossi” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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