kott

See also: Kott and kött

Cornish

Etymology

Likely from Old French curt. Compare Welsh cwrt and English curt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔt/

Adjective

kott

1. short
2. brief, concise

Estonian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *kotti, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *kuddô. Compare English cod. Cognate to Votic kotti and dialectal Finnish kotti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kotʲː/

Noun

kott (genitive koti, partitive kotti)

1. bag
2. sack
3. (military) pocket
4. (colloquial, in the plural) balls, testicles

Declension

Declension of kott (ÕS type 22e/riik, t-ø gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		kott	kotid
accusative	nom.
	gen.	koti
genitive			kottide
partitive		kotti	kotte kottisid
illative		kotti kotisse	kottidesse kotesse
inessive		kotis	kottides kotes
elative		kotist	kottidest kotest
allative		kotile	kottidele kotele
adessive		kotil	kottidel kotel
ablative		kotilt	kottidelt kotelt
translative		kotiks	kottideks koteks
terminative		kotini	kottideni
essive		kotina	kottidena
abessive		kotita	kottideta
comitative		kotiga	kottidega

Compounds

• käekott
• rahakott

Etymology 2

From dialectal Russian кот (kot).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kotː/

Noun

kott (genitive kota, partitive kotta)

1. a big clumsy boot

Inflection

Declension of kott (ÕS type 22i/külm, t-ø gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		kott	kotad
accusative	nom.
	gen.	kota
genitive			kottade
partitive		kotta	kotti kottasid
illative		kotta kotasse	kottadesse kotisse
inessive		kotas	kottades kotis
elative		kotast	kottadest kotist
allative		kotale	kottadele kotile
adessive		kotal	kottadel kotil
ablative		kotalt	kottadelt kotilt
translative		kotaks	kottadeks kotiks
terminative		kotani	kottadeni
essive		kotana	kottadena
abessive		kotata	kottadeta
comitative		kotaga	kottadega

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• Kaat m (Erik Pontoppidan, 1749)
• kot (not standard spelling anymore)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse kot, from Proto-Germanic *kutą. Cognate with English cottage. May be related to kåte.

Noun

kott n (definite singular kottet, indefinite plural kott, definite plural kotta)

1. a small hut
2. a small room, closet