otse

Estonian

Etymology

An old instructive case form of ots (“end, endpoint, tip”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈotse/, [ˈotse̞]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -otse
  • Hyphenation: ot‧se

Adverb

otse (comparative otsemini)

  1. straight
    Mine algul otse edasi, siis keera paremale.
    Go straight ahead, then turn right.
    Juuksur palus kliendil pea otse hoida.
    The hairdresser asked the client to keep her head straight.
  2. frankly, openly, directly
    Ütle otse välja, mida sa mõtled. ― Say exactly what you mean.
  3. directly, right, exactly
    Varas tabati otse teolt. ― The thief was caught in the act. (literally, “...directly on the act.”)
    Jõime vett otse ojast. ― We drank water right from the river.
  4. downright

Derived terms
adjectives
adverbs
  • otsekil
  • otsekile
  • otseli
  • otseti

Compounds
  • otse-eeter
  • otsebussiliin
  • otsejoones
  • otsekohe
  • otsekoosi
  • otsekorraldus
  • otsekui
  • otsekurss
  • otsekäik
  • otselend
  • otseliin
  • otselöök
  • otsemaid
  • otsemõju
  • otsepilet
  • otsepilt
  • otsepostitus
  • otsereklaam
  • otsereportaaž
  • otserong
  • otsesaade
  • otseside
  • otsesui
  • otsesuund
  • otsesõnu
  • otsetabamus
  • otsetee
  • otseteed
  • otsetuletus
  • otsetuli
  • otseturustus
  • otsetõlge
  • otsetõus
  • otseuks
  • otsevaade
  • otsevalimine
  • otseventiil
  • otsevise
  • otsevool
  • otsevärv
  • otseühendus
  • otseülekanne

Adjective

otse (genitive otse, partitive otset, comparative otsem, superlative kõige otsem)

  1. (colloquial) straight, direct
    kõige otsemat teed pidi ― via the most direct route
    Sättisin lipsu otseks. ― I straightened my tie. (literally, “I set the tie straight.”)

Declension
Declension of otse (ÕS type 16/pere, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative otse otsed
accusative nom.
gen. otse
genitive otsede
partitive otset otsesid
illative otsesse otsedesse
inessive otses otsedes
elative otsest otsedest
allative otsele otsedele
adessive otsel otsedel
ablative otselt otsedelt
translative otseks otsedeks
terminative otseni otsedeni
essive otsena otsedena
abessive otseta otsedeta
comitative otsega otsedega

References
  • otse in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
  • “otse”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
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