motti

See also: Motti and mötti

English

Etymology

From Finnish motti.

Noun

motti (plural mottis)

  1. (military) encirclement; pocket, siege, entrapment

Finnish

Etymology

From Swedish mått.

Noun

motti

  1. a stere; a cubic metre of firewood.
  2. (military) encirclement; pocket, siege, entrapment

Declension

Inflection of motti (Kotus type 5/risti, tt-t gradation)
nominative motti motit
genitive motin mottien
partitive mottia motteja
illative mottiin motteihin
singular plural
nominative motti motit
accusative nom. motti motit
gen. motin
genitive motin mottien
partitive mottia motteja
inessive motissa moteissa
elative motista moteista
illative mottiin motteihin
adessive motilla moteilla
ablative motilta moteilta
allative motille moteille
essive mottina motteina
translative motiksi moteiksi
instructive — motein
abessive motitta moteitta
comitative — motteineen

Derived terms

  • motittaa
  • motitus

Anagrams

Italian

Noun

motti m

  1. plural of motto
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