# lotta
## English
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlɒtə/
* Rhymes: -ɒtə
* Audio (Southern England):(file)

### Contraction

lotta
* (informal) Contraction of lot of.
    A whole lotta people feel the same way I do.
** 1972, Al Green (lyrics and music), “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: /ˈlotːɑ/, [ˈlo̞t̪ːɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -otːɑ
* Hyphenation: lot‧ta

### Etymology 1

< Lotta

#### Noun

lotta
* member of Lotta Svärd

##### Declension

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

* lottajärjestö
* lottamerkki
* lottapuku

#### Further reading

* “1. lotta”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2024-07-27

### Etymology 2

Adapted to Finnish from French charlotte russe.

#### Noun

lotta
* charlotte russe (type of dessert)

##### Declension

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]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2024-07-27

### Anagrams

* altot, altto, lotat, talot, tolat, tolta

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlɔt.ta/
* Audio:(file)
* 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)
* (literal or figurative) fight, struggle
* conflict
* (sports) wrestling

#### Further reading

* lotta on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia $^{it}$

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

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

##### Declension

| | | nominative | genitive |
| singular | indefinite | lotta | lottas |
| singular | definite | lottan | lottans |
| plural | indefinite | lottor | lottors |
| plural | 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)
* to draw lots
    Synonym: dra lott
    Vi lottade om vem som skulle börjaWe drew lots to decide who would go first
* to draw (the winner in a lottery)

##### 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