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koto

koto

See also: kōto, Kōto, kōtō, and kötő

English

Noun

koto ‎(plural kotos)

  1. (music) A Japanese stringed instrument having numerous strings, usually seven or thirteen, that are stretched over a convex wooden sounding board and are plucked with three plectra, worn on the thumb, index finger, and middle finger of one hand.

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Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowing from German Kot.

Noun

koto ‎(accusative singular koton, plural kotoj, accusative plural kotojn)

  1. mud

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Finnish

Noun

koto

  1. (archaic) home
    • 1855 — Aleksis Kivi, Koto ja kahleet
      Hän muisteli kotoansa kivisellä aholla yläpuolella vihantoja peltoja ja korkean vuoren alla.

Declension

Inflection of koto (Kotus type 1/valo, t-d gradation)
nominative koto kodot
genitive kodon kotojen
partitive kotoa kotoja
illative kotoon kotoihin
singular plural
nominative koto kodot
accusative nom. koto kodot
gen. kodon
genitive kodon kotojen
partitive kotoa kotoja
inessive kodossa kodoissa
elative kodosta kodoista
illative kotoon kotoihin
adessive kodolla kodoilla
ablative kodolta kodoilta
allative kodolle kodoille
essive kotona kotoina
translative kodoksi kodoiksi
instructive — kodoin
abessive kodotta kodoitta
comitative — kotoineen

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French

Etymology

From Japanese 琴 ‎(koto).

Noun

koto m ‎(plural kotos)

  1. koto (musical instruments)

See also

Japanese

Romanization

koto

  1. rōmaji reading of こと

Madurese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kutu, from Proto-Austronesian *kuCu.

Noun

koto ‎(plural kotokoto)

  1. louse (insect)

Votic

Noun

koto ‎(genitive koo, partitive [please provide])

  1. house, home

Inflection

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References

  • "koto" in Vadja keele sõnaraamat

Etymology

From Japanese 琴 ‎(koto).

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