Ossi
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Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From a diminutive of Ossian, Oskari and Osmo; possibly in eastern Finland also of Joosef (compare Russian Осип (Osip)).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Ossi
- a male given name
- a Finnish surname transferred from the given name
Declension[edit]
Inflection of Ossi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | ||||
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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 | ||
abessive | Ossitta | Osseitta | ||
instructive | — | Ossein | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Statistics[edit]
- Ossi is the 111th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 5,897 male individuals (and as a middle name to 1,256 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
- The surname Ossi belongs to 122 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈɔsi/ (normal)
- IPA(key): /ˈɔzi/, /ˈœzi/ (with a mock East German accent; more pejorative)
Audio: (file)
Noun[edit]
Ossi m (strong, genitive Ossis or Ossi, plural Ossis) or
Ossi (referring to a female) f (genitive Ossi, plural Ossis)
- (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[edit]
Declension of Ossi [masculine, strong]
Declension of Ossi [feminine (referring to a female)]
Derived terms[edit]
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Further reading[edit]
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- Rhymes:Finnish/osːi
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- Finnish given names
- Finnish male given names
- Finnish surnames
- Finnish surnames from given names
- Finnish risti-type nominals
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