overwordExplorer
FINNISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

ottaa.

to take

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈotːɑːˣ/[ˈo̞t̪ːɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
  1. to take

    transitive
    Ota lasi pöydältä.
    Ota lasi kaapista.
  2. to take, ingest or drink (such as medicine, alcohol or drugs)

    transitive
    Oletko ottanut jotakin?
  3. to deprive of, bereave of

    transitive
    Hallitus otti meiltä kaikki vapaudet.
  4. to touch, reach down/up to, hang down to, get caught on

    intransitive
    Hame ottaa lattiaan.
  5. to take on, assume, take as one's task or responsibility to (do)

    transitive
    Otin asian hoitaakseni.
  6. to (not) want to do, to refuse to do (of inanimate things)

    transitive
    arvostelu ei ota loppuakseen
  7. to make a copy or record (of some kind)

    transitive
    ottaa kopio
    ottaa kuva
  8. Used to suggest that the action is sudden or impulsive; used with another verb and connected with ja (“and”).

    informal
    Kone otti ja hajosi.
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *vottadak (compare Estonian võtma). * (to do something suddenly, impulsively, usually followed by ja (“and”)): Semantic loan from Swedish ta (och) ....

FROM WORD TO NAME

Try it on your idea.

ottaa has 5 characters. Say it out loud, try it alongside a description of your project, and see whether its meaning fits what you want to create.

ottaa studioottaa workshello, ottaa

These are naming prompts. Meanings and pronunciation can vary; existing brand and domain uses have not been checked.

Explore the name generator

A word with a source.

Definitions, grammatical labels, IPA, etymology and examples: Wiktionary contributors, extracted by Kaikki / Wiktextract. Adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected fields and authored examples are shown; third-party quotations and audio are omitted. See contributor history.

Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.