# Ossi
## Finnish
### Etymology

From a diminutive of Ossian, Oskari and Osmo; possibly in eastern Finland also of Joosef (compare Russian Осип (Osip)).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈosːi/, [ˈo̞s̠ːi]
* Rhymes: -osːi
* Hyphenation: Os‧si

### Proper noun

Ossi
* a male given name
* a Finnish surname transferred from the given name

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Ossi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Ossini
Ossini
accusative
nom.
Ossini
Ossini
gen.
Ossini
genitive
Ossini
Ossieni
partitive
Ossiani
Ossejani
inessive
Ossissani
Osseissani
elative
Ossistani
Osseistani
illative
Ossiini
Osseihini
adessive
Ossillani
Osseillani
ablative
Ossiltani
Osseiltani
allative
Ossilleni
Osseilleni
essive
Ossinani
Osseinani
translative
Ossikseni
Osseikseni
abessive
Ossittani
Osseittani
instructive
comitative
—Osseineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Ossisi
Ossisi
accusative
nom.
Ossisi
Ossisi
gen.
Ossisi
genitive
Ossisi
Ossiesi
partitive
Ossiasi
Ossejasi
inessive
Ossissasi
Osseissasi
elative
Ossistasi
Osseistasi
illative
Ossiisi
Osseihisi
adessive
Ossillasi
Osseillasi
ablative
Ossiltasi
Osseiltasi
allative
Ossillesi
Osseillesi
essive
Ossinasi
Osseinasi
translative
Ossiksesi
Osseiksesi
abessive
Ossittasi
Osseittasi
instructive
comitative
—Osseinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Ossimme
Ossimme
accusative
nom.
Ossimme
Ossimme
gen.
Ossimme
genitive
Ossimme
Ossiemme
partitive
Ossiamme
Ossejamme
inessive
Ossissamme
Osseissamme
elative
Ossistamme
Osseistamme
illative
Ossiimme
Osseihimme
adessive
Ossillamme
Osseillamme
ablative
Ossiltamme
Osseiltamme
allative
Ossillemme
Osseillemme
essive
Ossinamme
Osseinamme
translative
Ossiksemme
Osseiksemme
abessive
Ossittamme
Osseittamme
instructive
comitative
—Osseinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Ossinne
Ossinne
accusative
nom.
Ossinne
Ossinne
gen.
Ossinne
genitive
Ossinne
Ossienne
partitive
Ossianne
Ossejanne
inessive
Ossissanne
Osseissanne
elative
Ossistanne
Osseistanne
illative
Ossiinne
Osseihinne
adessive
Ossillanne
Osseillanne
ablative
Ossiltanne
Osseiltanne
allative
Ossillenne
Osseillenne
essive
Ossinanne
Osseinanne
translative
Ossiksenne
Osseiksenne
abessive
Ossittanne
Osseittanne
instructive
comitative
—Osseinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Ossinsa
Ossinsa
accusative
nom.
Ossinsa
Ossinsa
gen.
Ossinsa
genitive
Ossinsa
Ossiensa
partitive
Ossiaan Ossiansa
Ossejaan Ossejansa
inessive
Ossissaan Ossissansa
Osseissaan Osseissansa
elative
Ossistaan Ossistansa
Osseistaan Osseistansa
illative
Ossiinsa
Osseihinsa
adessive
Ossillaan Ossillansa
Osseillaan Osseillansa
ablative
Ossiltaan Ossiltansa
Osseiltaan Osseiltansa
allative
Ossilleen Ossillensa
Osseilleen Osseillensa
essive
Ossinaan Ossinansa
Osseinaan Osseinansa
translative
Ossikseen Ossiksensa
Osseikseen Osseiksensa
abessive
Ossittaan Ossittansa
Osseittaan Osseittansa
instructive
comitative
—Osseineen Osseinensa :

#### Statistics

* 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
### Etymology

Originally a humorous reinterpretation of English Aussie (“Australian person”) (Can this etymology be sourced?) based on German Osten (“east”) +‎ -i. The English word is not widely known in Germany, however.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɔsi/ (normal)
* IPA: /ˈɔzi/, /ˈœzi/ (with a mock East German accent; more pejorative)
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

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, (uncommon) Ostmann, (historical) DDR-Bürger
    Coordinate term: Wessi

#### Derived terms

* Ossiland

#### Related terms

* Osten

### See also

* DDR
* Ostdeutschland
* Wessi
* Zoni

### Further reading

* “Ossi” in Duden online
* “Ossi (feminine)” in Duden online
* “Ossi” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache