Ossi

See also: ossi and ossi-

Finnish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈosːi/, [ˈo̞s̠ːi]
• Rhymes: -osːi
• Hyphenation^(key): Os‧si

Proper noun

Ossi

1. a male given name
2. a Finnish surname transferred from the given name

Declension

Inflection of Ossi (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.

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 111^th 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

From a clipping of Osten (“east”) +‎ -i. The form Ossi (instead of *Osti) might suggest a humorous reinterpretation of English Aussie (“Australian person”), although this word has not been widely known in Germany. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔsi/ (normal)

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• IPA^(key): /ˈɔzi/, /ˈœzi/ (with a mock Upper Saxon accent; more pejorative)

Noun

Ossi m (strong, genitive Ossis or (rare) Ossi, plural Ossis, feminine Ossi or Ossifrau)
Ossi (referring to a female) f (genitive Ossi, plural Ossis)

1. (colloquial, possibly mildly offensive, Germany) Easterner; a person from (former) East Germany; now sometimes including West Berlin

   Synonyms: Ostdeutscher, (dated, pejorative) Zoni, (uncommon) Ostmann, (historical, officialese) DDR-Bürger

   Coordinate term: Wessi

Declension

Declension of Ossi [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Ossi	die	Ossis
genitive	eines	des	Ossis, Ossi	der	Ossis
dative	einem	dem	Ossi	den	Ossis
accusative	einen	den	Ossi	die	Ossis

Declension of Ossi [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Ossi	die	Ossis
genitive	einer	der	Ossi	der	Ossis
dative	einer	der	Ossi	den	Ossis
accusative	eine	die	Ossi	die	Ossis

Derived terms

• ossihaft
• Ossiland
• Ossitum

Related terms

• Osten

See also

• Ostdeutschland
• Ösi
• Wessi

Further reading

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