From a diminutive ofOssian,Oskari andOsmo; possibly in eastern Finland also ofJoosef (compareRussianОсип(Osip)).
Ossi
| Inflection ofOssi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Ossi | Ossit | |
| genitive | Ossin | Ossien | |
| partitive | Ossia | Osseja | |
| illative | Ossiin | Osseihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Ossi | Ossit | |
| accusative | nom. | Ossi | Ossit |
| gen. | Ossin | ||
| genitive | Ossin | Ossien | |
| partitive | Ossia | Osseja | |
| inessive | Ossissa | Osseissa | |
| elative | Ossista | Osseista | |
| illative | Ossiin | Osseihin | |
| adessive | Ossilla | Osseilla | |
| ablative | Ossilta | Osseilta | |
| allative | Ossille | Osseille | |
| essive | Ossina | Osseina | |
| translative | Ossiksi | Osseiksi | |
| abessive | Ossitta | Osseitta | |
| instructive | — | Ossein | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
From aclipping ofOsten(“east”) +-i. The formOssi (instead of*Osti) might suggest a humorous reinterpretation ofEnglishAussie(“Australian person”), although this word has not been widely known in Germany.(Thisetymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium.)
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Ossi m (strong,genitiveOssisor(rare)Ossi,pluralOssis,feminineOssiorOssifrau)
Ossi (referring to a female)f (genitiveOssi,pluralOssis)