# otava
## Czech
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech otava, from Proto-Slavic *otava.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈotava]

### Noun

otava f
* aftergrass, aftermath; grass that comes up after mowing

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “otava”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
* “otava”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
* “otava”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *otava, from Proto-Uralic *woča. Cognates include Karelian otava, Votic õtavõ, Ludian adam, Estonian odamus (dialectal), Erzya ош (oš, “city”). The suffix, which dated back to Proto-Finnic, has not been explained.
The brown bear in Finnish actually became known as otava, which is assumed to stem from its resemblance to — and mythical origin from — the asterism Otava (“Big Dipper”). The cartwheel meaning of the word might be related to the Scandinavian interpretation of the Big Dipper as "Charles's Wagon" (Swedish Karlavagnen, Norwegian Karlsvogna, Danish Karlsvognen).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈotɑʋɑ/, [ˈo̞t̪ɑ̝ʋɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -otɑʋɑ
* Hyphenation: ota‧va

### Noun

otava
* (archaic, dialectal) cartwheel
* (obsolete) A kind of fish trap, salmon net.

#### Usage notes

This is really a term only known for its use in Otava.

#### Declension

Possessive forms of otava (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
otavani
otavani
accusative
nom.
otavani
otavani
gen.
otavani
genitive
otavani
otavieni otavaini $^{rare}$
partitive
otavaani
otaviani
inessive
otavassani
otavissani
elative
otavastani
otavistani
illative
otavaani
otaviini
adessive
otavallani
otavillani
ablative
otavaltani
otaviltani
allative
otavalleni
otavilleni
essive
otavanani
otavinani
translative
otavakseni
otavikseni
abessive
otavattani
otavittani
instructive
comitative
—otavineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
otavasi
otavasi
accusative
nom.
otavasi
otavasi
gen.
otavasi
genitive
otavasi
otaviesi otavaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
otavaasi
otaviasi
inessive
otavassasi
otavissasi
elative
otavastasi
otavistasi
illative
otavaasi
otaviisi
adessive
otavallasi
otavillasi
ablative
otavaltasi
otaviltasi
allative
otavallesi
otavillesi
essive
otavanasi
otavinasi
translative
otavaksesi
otaviksesi
abessive
otavattasi
otavittasi
instructive
comitative
—otavinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
otavamme
otavamme
accusative
nom.
otavamme
otavamme
gen.
otavamme
genitive
otavamme
otaviemme otavaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
otavaamme
otaviamme
inessive
otavassamme
otavissamme
elative
otavastamme
otavistamme
illative
otavaamme
otaviimme
adessive
otavallamme
otavillamme
ablative
otavaltamme
otaviltamme
allative
otavallemme
otavillemme
essive
otavanamme
otavinamme
translative
otavaksemme
otaviksemme
abessive
otavattamme
otavittamme
instructive
comitative
—otavinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
otavanne
otavanne
accusative
nom.
otavanne
otavanne
gen.
otavanne
genitive
otavanne
otavienne otavainne $^{rare}$
partitive
otavaanne
otavianne
inessive
otavassanne
otavissanne
elative
otavastanne
otavistanne
illative
otavaanne
otaviinne
adessive
otavallanne
otavillanne
ablative
otavaltanne
otaviltanne
allative
otavallenne
otavillenne
essive
otavananne
otavinanne
translative
otavaksenne
otaviksenne
abessive
otavattanne
otavittanne
instructive
comitative
—otavinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
otavansa
otavansa
accusative
nom.
otavansa
otavansa
gen.
otavansa
genitive
otavansa
otaviensa otavainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
otavaansa
otaviaan otaviansa
inessive
otavassaan otavassansa
otavissaan otavissansa
elative
otavastaan otavastansa
otavistaan otavistansa
illative
otavaansa
otaviinsa
adessive
otavallaan otavallansa
otavillaan otavillansa
ablative
otavaltaan otavaltansa
otaviltaan otaviltansa
allative
otavalleen otavallensa
otavilleen otavillensa
essive
otavanaan otavanansa
otavinaan otavinansa
translative
otavakseen otavaksensa
otavikseen otaviksensa
abessive
otavattaan otavattansa
otavittaan otavittansa
instructive
comitative
—otavineen otavinensa :

### References

* ↑ Kaisa, Häkkinen (2007) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja (in Finnish), 4th edition, WSOY, →ISBN
* ↑ https://kaino.kotus.fi/algu/index.php?t=sanue&lekseemi_id=80048&hakusana=%D0%BE%D1%88&sanue_id=77010
* ↑ Hämäläinen, Pirjo (2013 November 11) “Otavassa on orjan merkki”, in Kansan Uutiset‎ (in Finnish), retrieved 21 April 2014
* ↑ Mykrä, Sakari (2014 April 21 (last accessed)) “Kahdensadan nimen kontio”, in Suurpedot.fi‎ (in Finnish), archived from the original on 9 February 2013

## Old Czech
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *otava.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (13th CE) /ˈotaʋa/
* IPA: (15th CE) /ˈotava/

### Noun

otava f
* aftergrass, aftermath; grass that comes up after mowing

#### Derived terms

* otaviti

#### Descendants

* Czech: otava

### Further reading

* Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “otava”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *otava.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ǒtaʋa/

### Noun

òtava f (Cyrillic spelling о̀тава)
* aftergrass, aftermath; grass that comes up after mowing

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “otava”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

## Slovene
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *otava.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɔtàːʋa/

### Noun

otáva f
* aftergrass, aftermath; grass that comes up after mowing

### Further reading

* “otava”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
* “otava”, in Termania, Amebis
* See also the general references