lotto

See also: Lotto, lottó, and lottò

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian lotto. Doublet of lot.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɒtəʊ

Noun

lotto (plural lottos)

1. a game of chance similar to bingo
2. a lottery

Translations

game of chance similar to bingo

• Armenian: լոտո (hy) (loto)
• Bulgarian: лото n (loto)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 樂透／乐透 (zh) (lètòu)

• Finnish: lotto (fi)
• French: loto (fr) m
• German: Lotto (de) n
• Japanese: ロト (roto)
• Korean: 로토 (ko) (roto), 로또 (rotto)
• Russian: лото́ (ru) m (lotó)

lottery

• Arabic: يَانَصِيب m (yānaṣīb)
• Armenian: վիճակախաղ (hy) (vičakaxaġ)
• Bulgarian: лотария (bg) f (lotarija)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 樂透／乐透 (zh) (lètòu)

• Finnish: arpajaiset (fi) pl
• German: Lotto (de) n, Lotterie (de) f
• Italian: lotto (it) m
• Portuguese: loto (pt) f, loteria (pt) f
• Russian: лотере́я (ru) m (lotɛréja)

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

• Macedonian: ^{(please verify)} лото n (loto)
• Maori: ^{(please verify)} rōtō

Finnish

Etymology

From Italian lotto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlotːo/, [ˈlo̞t̪ːo̞]
• Rhymes: -otːo
• Syllabification^(key): lot‧to

Noun

lotto

1. lotto, (type of lottery in which a small number - often six, in Finland currently seven - of numbers are drawn from a larger pool, typically around 40 to 50)

Usage notes

• The lottery game known in Finland as lotto is known by many names in the English-speaking world. See wikipedia link above for a detailed discussion.

Declension

Inflection of lotto (Kotus type 1*C/valo, tt-t gradation)
nominative		lotto	lotot
genitive		loton	lottojen
partitive		lottoa	lottoja
illative		lottoon	lottoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		lotto	lotot
accusative	nom.	lotto	lotot
	gen.	loton
genitive		loton	lottojen
partitive		lottoa	lottoja
inessive		lotossa	lotoissa
elative		lotosta	lotoista
illative		lottoon	lottoihin
adessive		lotolla	lotoilla
ablative		lotolta	lotoilta
allative		lotolle	lotoille
essive		lottona	lottoina
translative		lotoksi	lotoiksi
abessive		lototta	lotoitta
instructive		—	lotoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of lotto (Kotus type 1*C/valo, tt-t gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative lottoni lottoni accusative nom. lottoni lottoni gen. lottoni genitive lottoni lottojeni partitive lottoani lottojani inessive lotossani lotoissani elative lotostani lotoistani illative lottooni lottoihini adessive lotollani lotoillani ablative lotoltani lotoiltani allative lotolleni lotoilleni essive lottonani lottoinani translative lotokseni lotoikseni abessive lotottani lotoittani instructive — — comitative — lottoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative lottosi lottosi accusative nom. lottosi lottosi gen. lottosi genitive lottosi lottojesi partitive lottoasi lottojasi inessive lotossasi lotoissasi elative lotostasi lotoistasi illative lottoosi lottoihisi adessive lotollasi lotoillasi ablative lotoltasi lotoiltasi allative lotollesi lotoillesi essive lottonasi lottoinasi translative lotoksesi lotoiksesi abessive lotottasi lotoittasi instructive — — comitative — lottoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative lottomme lottomme accusative nom. lottomme lottomme gen. lottomme genitive lottomme lottojemme partitive lottoamme lottojamme inessive lotossamme lotoissamme elative lotostamme lotoistamme illative lottoomme lottoihimme adessive lotollamme lotoillamme ablative lotoltamme lotoiltamme allative lotollemme lotoillemme essive lottonamme lottoinamme translative lotoksemme lotoiksemme abessive lotottamme lotoittamme instructive — — comitative — lottoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative lottonne lottonne accusative nom. lottonne lottonne gen. lottonne genitive lottonne lottojenne partitive lottoanne lottojanne inessive lotossanne lotoissanne elative lotostanne lotoistanne illative lottoonne lottoihinne adessive lotollanne lotoillanne ablative lotoltanne lotoiltanne allative lotollenne lotoillenne essive lottonanne lottoinanne translative lotoksenne lotoiksenne abessive lotottanne lotoittanne instructive — — comitative — lottoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative lottonsa lottonsa accusative nom. lottonsa lottonsa gen. lottonsa genitive lottonsa lottojensa partitive lottoaan lottoansa lottojaan lottojansa inessive lotossaan lotossansa lotoissaan lotoissansa elative lotostaan lotostansa lotoistaan lotoistansa illative lottoonsa lottoihinsa adessive lotollaan lotollansa lotoillaan lotoillansa ablative lotoltaan lotoltansa lotoiltaan lotoiltansa allative lotolleen lotollensa lotoilleen lotoillensa essive lottonaan lottonansa lottoinaan lottoinansa translative lotokseen lotoksensa lotoikseen lotoiksensa abessive lotottaan lotottansa lotoittaan lotoittansa instructive — — comitative — lottoineen lottoinensa

Derived terms

• järjestelmälotto
• kestolotto
• lotota
• lottoaja
• lottoaminen
• lottoarvonta
• lottokierros
• lottokuponki
• lottonumero
• lottopotti
• lottorivi
• lottotyttö
• lottovoittaja
• lottovoitto

 

See also

• arpajaiset

Further reading

• “lotto”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• lotot

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɔt.to/
• Rhymes: -ɔtto
• Hyphenation: lòt‧to

Etymology 1

From Old French lot, from Frankish *hlot, from Proto-Germanic *hlutą.

Noun

lotto m (plural lotti)

1. lot, batch
2. plot (of land)
3. lottery
4. stock

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

lotto

1. first-person singular present indicative of lottare

Anagrams

• tolto

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian lotto. Doublet of los. Compare Old Polish lot, lotować.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɔt.tɔ/
• Rhymes: -ɔttɔ
• Syllabification: lot‧to
• Homophone: Lotto

Noun

lotto n (indeclinable)

1. (colloquial) lotto (game of chance similar to bingo)

   Synonyms: lotek, toto, totolotek

Related terms

adjective

• loteryjny

 

nouns

• loteria
• loteryjka
• loteryjność

 

verb

• losować impf

 

Further reading

• lotto in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• lotto in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Brückner, Aleksander (1927) “lot”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna