# motti
## English
### Etymology

From Finnish motti.

### Noun

motti (plural mottis)
* (military) encirclement; pocket, siege, entrapment

## Bruny Island
### Numeral

motti
* one

### Further reading

* Norman James Brian Plomley, A Word-list of the Tasmanian Languages (1976), page 38
* Michael Walsh, Colin Yallop, Language and Culture in Aboriginal Australia (1993), page 59

## Finnish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmotːi/, [ˈmo̞t̪ːi]
* Rhymes: -otːi
* Hyphenation: mot‧ti

### Etymology 1

Probably sound-symbolic

#### Noun

motti
* lump, swelling

##### Declension

Possessive forms of motti (Kotus type 5*C/risti, tt-t gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
mottini
mottini
accusative
nom.
mottini
mottini
gen.
mottini
genitive
mottini
mottieni
partitive
mottiani
mottejani
inessive
motissani
moteissani
elative
motistani
moteistani
illative
mottiini
motteihini
adessive
motillani
moteillani
ablative
motiltani
moteiltani
allative
motilleni
moteilleni
essive
mottinani
motteinani
translative
motikseni
moteikseni
abessive
motittani
moteittani
instructive
comitative
—motteineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
mottisi
mottisi
accusative
nom.
mottisi
mottisi
gen.
mottisi
genitive
mottisi
mottiesi
partitive
mottiasi
mottejasi
inessive
motissasi
moteissasi
elative
motistasi
moteistasi
illative
mottiisi
motteihisi
adessive
motillasi
moteillasi
ablative
motiltasi
moteiltasi
allative
motillesi
moteillesi
essive
mottinasi
motteinasi
translative
motiksesi
moteiksesi
abessive
motittasi
moteittasi
instructive
comitative
—motteinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
mottimme
mottimme
accusative
nom.
mottimme
mottimme
gen.
mottimme
genitive
mottimme
mottiemme
partitive
mottiamme
mottejamme
inessive
motissamme
moteissamme
elative
motistamme
moteistamme
illative
mottiimme
motteihimme
adessive
motillamme
moteillamme
ablative
motiltamme
moteiltamme
allative
motillemme
moteillemme
essive
mottinamme
motteinamme
translative
motiksemme
moteiksemme
abessive
motittamme
moteittamme
instructive
comitative
—motteinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
mottinne
mottinne
accusative
nom.
mottinne
mottinne
gen.
mottinne
genitive
mottinne
mottienne
partitive
mottianne
mottejanne
inessive
motissanne
moteissanne
elative
motistanne
moteistanne
illative
mottiinne
motteihinne
adessive
motillanne
moteillanne
ablative
motiltanne
moteiltanne
allative
motillenne
moteillenne
essive
mottinanne
motteinanne
translative
motiksenne
moteiksenne
abessive
motittanne
moteittanne
instructive
comitative
—motteinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
mottinsa
mottinsa
accusative
nom.
mottinsa
mottinsa
gen.
mottinsa
genitive
mottinsa
mottiensa
partitive
mottiaan mottiansa
mottejaan mottejansa
inessive
motissaan motissansa
moteissaan moteissansa
elative
motistaan motistansa
moteistaan moteistansa
illative
mottiinsa
motteihinsa
adessive
motillaan motillansa
moteillaan moteillansa
ablative
motiltaan motiltansa
moteiltaan moteiltansa
allative
motilleen motillensa
moteilleen moteillensa
essive
mottinaan mottinansa
motteinaan motteinansa
translative
motikseen motiksensa
moteikseen moteiksensa
abessive
motittaan motittansa
moteittaan moteittansa
instructive
comitative
—motteineen motteinensa :

#### Further reading

* “1. motti”, 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 2023-07-01

### Etymology 2

First attested in 1940. Multiple theories:
* Semantic shift from motti (etymology 1), as an analogy comparing a pocket of troops to a lump.
* Semantic shift from motti (etymology 3), comparing a pocket to a stere of firewood to be chopped down.
* A reference to a particular enemy pocket, located on the site of what was initially planned to be a communications base named Motti. Soldiers would have referred to the place by this name, since it would have been a reference all relevant personnel understood at the time, and over time, it became a generic term.

#### Noun

motti
* (military) encirclement; pocket, siege, entrapment

##### Declension

Possessive forms of motti (Kotus type 5*C/risti, tt-t gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
mottini
mottini
accusative
nom.
mottini
mottini
gen.
mottini
genitive
mottini
mottieni
partitive
mottiani
mottejani
inessive
motissani
moteissani
elative
motistani
moteistani
illative
mottiini
motteihini
adessive
motillani
moteillani
ablative
motiltani
moteiltani
allative
motilleni
moteilleni
essive
mottinani
motteinani
translative
motikseni
moteikseni
abessive
motittani
moteittani
instructive
comitative
—motteineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
mottisi
mottisi
accusative
nom.
mottisi
mottisi
gen.
mottisi
genitive
mottisi
mottiesi
partitive
mottiasi
mottejasi
inessive
motissasi
moteissasi
elative
motistasi
moteistasi
illative
mottiisi
motteihisi
adessive
motillasi
moteillasi
ablative
motiltasi
moteiltasi
allative
motillesi
moteillesi
essive
mottinasi
motteinasi
translative
motiksesi
moteiksesi
abessive
motittasi
moteittasi
instructive
comitative
—motteinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
mottimme
mottimme
accusative
nom.
mottimme
mottimme
gen.
mottimme
genitive
mottimme
mottiemme
partitive
mottiamme
mottejamme
inessive
motissamme
moteissamme
elative
motistamme
moteistamme
illative
mottiimme
motteihimme
adessive
motillamme
moteillamme
ablative
motiltamme
moteiltamme
allative
motillemme
moteillemme
essive
mottinamme
motteinamme
translative
motiksemme
moteiksemme
abessive
motittamme
moteittamme
instructive
comitative
—motteinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
mottinne
mottinne
accusative
nom.
mottinne
mottinne
gen.
mottinne
genitive
mottinne
mottienne
partitive
mottianne
mottejanne
inessive
motissanne
moteissanne
elative
motistanne
moteistanne
illative
mottiinne
motteihinne
adessive
motillanne
moteillanne
ablative
motiltanne
moteiltanne
allative
motillenne
moteillenne
essive
mottinanne
motteinanne
translative
motiksenne
moteiksenne
abessive
motittanne
moteittanne
instructive
comitative
—motteinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
mottinsa
mottinsa
accusative
nom.
mottinsa
mottinsa
gen.
mottinsa
genitive
mottinsa
mottiensa
partitive
mottiaan mottiansa
mottejaan mottejansa
inessive
motissaan motissansa
moteissaan moteissansa
elative
motistaan motistansa
moteistaan moteistansa
illative
mottiinsa
motteihinsa
adessive
motillaan motillansa
moteillaan moteillansa
ablative
motiltaan motiltansa
moteiltaan moteiltansa
allative
motilleen motillensa
moteilleen moteillensa
essive
mottinaan mottinansa
motteinaan motteinansa
translative
motikseen motiksensa
moteikseen moteiksensa
abessive
motittaan motittansa
moteittaan moteittansa
instructive
comitative
—motteineen motteinensa :

##### Derived terms

* motittaa
* motitus
* mottitaistelu
* uutismotti

#### Further reading

* “1. motti”, 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 2023-07-01

### Etymology 3

Borrowed from Swedish mått.

#### Noun

motti
* a stere; a (stacked) cubic metre of firewood.

##### Declension

Possessive forms of motti (Kotus type 5*C/risti, tt-t gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
mottini
mottini
accusative
nom.
mottini
mottini
gen.
mottini
genitive
mottini
mottieni
partitive
mottiani
mottejani
inessive
motissani
moteissani
elative
motistani
moteistani
illative
mottiini
motteihini
adessive
motillani
moteillani
ablative
motiltani
moteiltani
allative
motilleni
moteilleni
essive
mottinani
motteinani
translative
motikseni
moteikseni
abessive
motittani
moteittani
instructive
comitative
—motteineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
mottisi
mottisi
accusative
nom.
mottisi
mottisi
gen.
mottisi
genitive
mottisi
mottiesi
partitive
mottiasi
mottejasi
inessive
motissasi
moteissasi
elative
motistasi
moteistasi
illative
mottiisi
motteihisi
adessive
motillasi
moteillasi
ablative
motiltasi
moteiltasi
allative
motillesi
moteillesi
essive
mottinasi
motteinasi
translative
motiksesi
moteiksesi
abessive
motittasi
moteittasi
instructive
comitative
—motteinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
mottimme
mottimme
accusative
nom.
mottimme
mottimme
gen.
mottimme
genitive
mottimme
mottiemme
partitive
mottiamme
mottejamme
inessive
motissamme
moteissamme
elative
motistamme
moteistamme
illative
mottiimme
motteihimme
adessive
motillamme
moteillamme
ablative
motiltamme
moteiltamme
allative
motillemme
moteillemme
essive
mottinamme
motteinamme
translative
motiksemme
moteiksemme
abessive
motittamme
moteittamme
instructive
comitative
—motteinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
mottinne
mottinne
accusative
nom.
mottinne
mottinne
gen.
mottinne
genitive
mottinne
mottienne
partitive
mottianne
mottejanne
inessive
motissanne
moteissanne
elative
motistanne
moteistanne
illative
mottiinne
motteihinne
adessive
motillanne
moteillanne
ablative
motiltanne
moteiltanne
allative
motillenne
moteillenne
essive
mottinanne
motteinanne
translative
motiksenne
moteiksenne
abessive
motittanne
moteittanne
instructive
comitative
—motteinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
mottinsa
mottinsa
accusative
nom.
mottinsa
mottinsa
gen.
mottinsa
genitive
mottinsa
mottiensa
partitive
mottiaan mottiansa
mottejaan mottejansa
inessive
motissaan motissansa
moteissaan moteissansa
elative
motistaan motistansa
moteistaan moteistansa
illative
mottiinsa
motteihinsa
adessive
motillaan motillansa
moteillaan moteillansa
ablative
motiltaan motiltansa
moteiltaan moteiltansa
allative
motilleen motillensa
moteilleen moteillensa
essive
mottinaan mottinansa
motteinaan motteinansa
translative
motikseen motiksensa
moteikseen moteiksensa
abessive
motittaan motittansa
moteittaan moteittansa
instructive
comitative
—motteineen motteinensa :

##### Derived terms

* halkomotti
* heittomotti
* irtomotti
* kiintomotti
* mottikirves
* mottimetsä
* mottitalkoot
* pinomotti

#### Further reading

* “2. motti”, 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 2023-07-01

### Etymology 4

A shortened slang form of moottori.

#### Noun

motti (colloquial)
* motor, engine
    Synonym: moottori

##### Declension

Possessive forms of motti (Kotus type 5*C/risti, tt-t gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
mottini
mottini
accusative
nom.
mottini
mottini
gen.
mottini
genitive
mottini
mottieni
partitive
mottiani
mottejani
inessive
motissani
moteissani
elative
motistani
moteistani
illative
mottiini
motteihini
adessive
motillani
moteillani
ablative
motiltani
moteiltani
allative
motilleni
moteilleni
essive
mottinani
motteinani
translative
motikseni
moteikseni
abessive
motittani
moteittani
instructive
comitative
—motteineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
mottisi
mottisi
accusative
nom.
mottisi
mottisi
gen.
mottisi
genitive
mottisi
mottiesi
partitive
mottiasi
mottejasi
inessive
motissasi
moteissasi
elative
motistasi
moteistasi
illative
mottiisi
motteihisi
adessive
motillasi
moteillasi
ablative
motiltasi
moteiltasi
allative
motillesi
moteillesi
essive
mottinasi
motteinasi
translative
motiksesi
moteiksesi
abessive
motittasi
moteittasi
instructive
comitative
—motteinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
mottimme
mottimme
accusative
nom.
mottimme
mottimme
gen.
mottimme
genitive
mottimme
mottiemme
partitive
mottiamme
mottejamme
inessive
motissamme
moteissamme
elative
motistamme
moteistamme
illative
mottiimme
motteihimme
adessive
motillamme
moteillamme
ablative
motiltamme
moteiltamme
allative
motillemme
moteillemme
essive
mottinamme
motteinamme
translative
motiksemme
moteiksemme
abessive
motittamme
moteittamme
instructive
comitative
—motteinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
mottinne
mottinne
accusative
nom.
mottinne
mottinne
gen.
mottinne
genitive
mottinne
mottienne
partitive
mottianne
mottejanne
inessive
motissanne
moteissanne
elative
motistanne
moteistanne
illative
mottiinne
motteihinne
adessive
motillanne
moteillanne
ablative
motiltanne
moteiltanne
allative
motillenne
moteillenne
essive
mottinanne
motteinanne
translative
motiksenne
moteiksenne
abessive
motittanne
moteittanne
instructive
comitative
—motteinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
mottinsa
mottinsa
accusative
nom.
mottinsa
mottinsa
gen.
mottinsa
genitive
mottinsa
mottiensa
partitive
mottiaan mottiansa
mottejaan mottejansa
inessive
motissaan motissansa
moteissaan moteissansa
elative
motistaan motistansa
moteistaan moteistansa
illative
mottiinsa
motteihinsa
adessive
motillaan motillansa
moteillaan moteillansa
ablative
motiltaan motiltansa
moteiltaan moteiltansa
allative
motilleen motillensa
moteilleen moteillensa
essive
mottinaan mottinansa
motteinaan motteinansa
translative
motikseen motiksensa
moteikseen moteiksensa
abessive
motittaan motittansa
moteittaan moteittansa
instructive
comitative
—motteineen motteinensa :

#### Further reading

* “3. motti”, 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 2023-07-01

### Etymology 5

Possibly from motti (etymology 1).

#### Noun

motti (slang)
* face, mug

##### Declension

Possessive forms of motti (Kotus type 5*C/risti, tt-t gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
mottini
mottini
accusative
nom.
mottini
mottini
gen.
mottini
genitive
mottini
mottieni
partitive
mottiani
mottejani
inessive
motissani
moteissani
elative
motistani
moteistani
illative
mottiini
motteihini
adessive
motillani
moteillani
ablative
motiltani
moteiltani
allative
motilleni
moteilleni
essive
mottinani
motteinani
translative
motikseni
moteikseni
abessive
motittani
moteittani
instructive
comitative
—motteineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
mottisi
mottisi
accusative
nom.
mottisi
mottisi
gen.
mottisi
genitive
mottisi
mottiesi
partitive
mottiasi
mottejasi
inessive
motissasi
moteissasi
elative
motistasi
moteistasi
illative
mottiisi
motteihisi
adessive
motillasi
moteillasi
ablative
motiltasi
moteiltasi
allative
motillesi
moteillesi
essive
mottinasi
motteinasi
translative
motiksesi
moteiksesi
abessive
motittasi
moteittasi
instructive
comitative
—motteinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
mottimme
mottimme
accusative
nom.
mottimme
mottimme
gen.
mottimme
genitive
mottimme
mottiemme
partitive
mottiamme
mottejamme
inessive
motissamme
moteissamme
elative
motistamme
moteistamme
illative
mottiimme
motteihimme
adessive
motillamme
moteillamme
ablative
motiltamme
moteiltamme
allative
motillemme
moteillemme
essive
mottinamme
motteinamme
translative
motiksemme
moteiksemme
abessive
motittamme
moteittamme
instructive
comitative
—motteinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
mottinne
mottinne
accusative
nom.
mottinne
mottinne
gen.
mottinne
genitive
mottinne
mottienne
partitive
mottianne
mottejanne
inessive
motissanne
moteissanne
elative
motistanne
moteistanne
illative
mottiinne
motteihinne
adessive
motillanne
moteillanne
ablative
motiltanne
moteiltanne
allative
motillenne
moteillenne
essive
mottinanne
motteinanne
translative
motiksenne
moteiksenne
abessive
motittanne
moteittanne
instructive
comitative
—motteinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
mottinsa
mottinsa
accusative
nom.
mottinsa
mottinsa
gen.
mottinsa
genitive
mottinsa
mottiensa
partitive
mottiaan mottiansa
mottejaan mottejansa
inessive
motissaan motissansa
moteissaan moteissansa
elative
motistaan motistansa
moteistaan moteistansa
illative
mottiinsa
motteihinsa
adessive
motillaan motillansa
moteillaan moteillansa
ablative
motiltaan motiltansa
moteiltaan moteiltansa
allative
motilleen motillensa
moteilleen moteillensa
essive
mottinaan mottinansa
motteinaan motteinansa
translative
motikseen motiksensa
moteikseen moteiksensa
abessive
motittaan motittansa
moteittaan moteittansa
instructive
comitative
—motteineen motteinensa :

##### Derived terms

* motata

### References

* 1 2 Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words]‎ (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
* ↑ Kotimaisten kielten keskus: Sanojen alkuperästä: Motti
* ↑ Antti Juutilainen (1985) Mottien maa (Suomen Sotatieteellisen Seuran julkaisuja; 20), Juva: WSOY, published 2009, →ISBN, page 171
* ↑ Forsberg, Ulla-Maija (2021) Stadin slangin etymologinen sanakirja [Etymological Dictionary of Helsinki Slang]‎ (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSES 2021"), Helsinki: Gaudeamus, →ISBN

### Anagrams

* motit

## Italian
### Noun

motti m
* plural of motto