Otava

== Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈotava] === Proper noun === Otava m anim (female equivalent Otavová) a male surname ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Otava”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech) == Finnish == === Etymology === From otava (“salmon net; cartwheel”), possibly via place names or an old pre-Christian given name. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈotɑʋɑ/, [ˈo̞t̪ɑ̝ʋɑ̝] Rhymes: -otɑʋɑ Syllabification(key): O‧ta‧va Hyphenation(key): O‧ta‧va === Proper noun === Otava the Plough, Big Dipper Synonyms: Iso Karhu, (rare) Aura, Oikea Otava, Pohjan Otava, Suomen Otava, Seitsentähti a Finnish surname ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Statistics ==== The surname Otava belongs to 113 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland. === References === == Ingrian == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *otava. Cognates include Finnish Otava. === Pronunciation === (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈotɑʋɑ/, [ˈo̞tɑˑʋ] (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈotɑːʋɑ/, [ˈo̞tˑɑːʋɑ] Rhymes: -otɑʋ, -otɑːʋɑ Hyphenation: O‧ta‧va === Proper noun === Otava Dipper (either the Plough or Ursa Minor) ==== Usage notes ==== Unless specified usually refers to the Plough (Big Dipper). ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 369 == Latvian == === Proper noun === Otava f (4th declension) Ottawa (a city in Ontario, Canada; the capital city of Canada) ==== Declension ==== == Lithuanian == === Proper noun === Otava f Ottawa (a city in Ontario, Canada; the capital city of Canada) ==== Declension ==== == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === Ottawa === Etymology === Borrowed from English Ottawa, from Ojibwe odaawaa (“traders”). === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: O‧ta‧va === Proper noun === Otava f Ottawa (a city in Ontario, Canada; the capital city of Canada)