# Kotti
## Finnish
### Etymology

Multiple possible origins: from Swedish skotte (“Scot”), from Swedish skott (“shot”) as a soldier name, from the Scandinavian (Old Swedish) name Kotte (literally meaning "round, plump") and from the same Germanic name as Kottonen.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkotːi/, [ˈko̞t̪ːi]
* Rhymes: -otːi
* Hyphenation: Kot‧ti

### Proper noun

Kotti
* a Finnish surname

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Kotti (Kotus type 5*C/risti, tt-t gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Kottini
Kottini
accusative
nom.
Kottini
Kottini
gen.
Kottini
genitive
Kottini
Kottieni
partitive
Kottiani
Kottejani
inessive
Kotissani
Koteissani
elative
Kotistani
Koteistani
illative
Kottiini
Kotteihini
adessive
Kotillani
Koteillani
ablative
Kotiltani
Koteiltani
allative
Kotilleni
Koteilleni
essive
Kottinani
Kotteinani
translative
Kotikseni
Koteikseni
abessive
Kotittani
Koteittani
instructive
comitative
—Kotteineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Kottisi
Kottisi
accusative
nom.
Kottisi
Kottisi
gen.
Kottisi
genitive
Kottisi
Kottiesi
partitive
Kottiasi
Kottejasi
inessive
Kotissasi
Koteissasi
elative
Kotistasi
Koteistasi
illative
Kottiisi
Kotteihisi
adessive
Kotillasi
Koteillasi
ablative
Kotiltasi
Koteiltasi
allative
Kotillesi
Koteillesi
essive
Kottinasi
Kotteinasi
translative
Kotiksesi
Koteiksesi
abessive
Kotittasi
Koteittasi
instructive
comitative
—Kotteinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Kottimme
Kottimme
accusative
nom.
Kottimme
Kottimme
gen.
Kottimme
genitive
Kottimme
Kottiemme
partitive
Kottiamme
Kottejamme
inessive
Kotissamme
Koteissamme
elative
Kotistamme
Koteistamme
illative
Kottiimme
Kotteihimme
adessive
Kotillamme
Koteillamme
ablative
Kotiltamme
Koteiltamme
allative
Kotillemme
Koteillemme
essive
Kottinamme
Kotteinamme
translative
Kotiksemme
Koteiksemme
abessive
Kotittamme
Koteittamme
instructive
comitative
—Kotteinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Kottinne
Kottinne
accusative
nom.
Kottinne
Kottinne
gen.
Kottinne
genitive
Kottinne
Kottienne
partitive
Kottianne
Kottejanne
inessive
Kotissanne
Koteissanne
elative
Kotistanne
Koteistanne
illative
Kottiinne
Kotteihinne
adessive
Kotillanne
Koteillanne
ablative
Kotiltanne
Koteiltanne
allative
Kotillenne
Koteillenne
essive
Kottinanne
Kotteinanne
translative
Kotiksenne
Koteiksenne
abessive
Kotittanne
Koteittanne
instructive
comitative
—Kotteinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Kottinsa
Kottinsa
accusative
nom.
Kottinsa
Kottinsa
gen.
Kottinsa
genitive
Kottinsa
Kottiensa
partitive
Kottiaan Kottiansa
Kottejaan Kottejansa
inessive
Kotissaan Kotissansa
Koteissaan Koteissansa
elative
Kotistaan Kotistansa
Koteistaan Koteistansa
illative
Kottiinsa
Kotteihinsa
adessive
Kotillaan Kotillansa
Koteillaan Koteillansa
ablative
Kotiltaan Kotiltansa
Koteiltaan Koteiltansa
allative
Kotilleen Kotillensa
Koteilleen Koteillensa
essive
Kottinaan Kottinansa
Kotteinaan Kotteinansa
translative
Kotikseen Kotiksensa
Koteikseen Koteiksensa
abessive
Kotittaan Kotittansa
Koteittaan Koteittansa
instructive
comitative
—Kotteineen Kotteinensa :

#### Derived terms

* Kottila

#### Statistics

* Kotti is the 6768th (tied with 56 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 98 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

### References

* ↑ Mikkonen, Pirjo, Paikkala, Sirkka (2000) Sukunimet, Helsinki: Otava, →ISBN

## German
### Etymology

Shortening of Kottbusser Tor +‎ -i.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkɔti/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɔti

### Proper noun

der Kotti m (proper noun, strong, genitive Kottis or Kotti)
* (colloquial) synonym of Kottbusser Tor
** 2023 January 26, Plutonia Plarre, “Drogenszene am Kottbusser Tor: Polizeiwache verändert den Kiez”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz‎, →ISSN:Fast scheint es so, als wiederhole sich die Geschichte um nicht eingelöste Vorhaben auf Besserung ein weiteres Mal. Am 15. Februar wird am Kotti eine Polizeiwache eröffnet. Auf der Galerie des NKZ, ausgerechnet Tür an Tür mit dem Café Kotti.(please add an English translation of this quotation)

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “Kotti” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
* “Kotti” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon