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Kotka (Kotkas)
Eagle. Ten species breeding in Estonia:
- Kaeluskotkas, European griffon vulture, Gyps fulvus
- Kalakotkas, osprey, Pandion haliaetus
- Kaljukotkas aka maakotkas, golden eagle, Aquila chrysaetos
- Madukotkas, short-toed eagle, Circaetus gallicus
- Merikotkas, white-tailed eagle, Haliaeetus albicilla
- Raipekotkas, egyptian vulture, Neophron percnopterus
- Raisakotkas, monk vulture, Aegypius monachus
- Stepikotkas, steppe eagle, Aquila nipalensis
- Suur-konnakotkas, greater spotted eagle, Aquila clanga
- Väike-konnakotkas, lesser spotted eagle, Aquila pomarina
Part of the Lilleküla bird-name group of streets. See also Kotkapoja.
Sambla (Sammal)
Moss. Until 1922, known as Šahtli, Schahtli, Schachtelstraße or Шахтельская ул, evidently after a former landowner. Known (1940-41) as Aseme (from ase, meaning, among other things, bed or place to sleep and so, yes, moss, but more likely a qualifier of Mõisa indicating a manor-like household, along with its land and houses, see Kotermaa). See also Sambliku.
Kotermaa (Kotermaa)
After a former farm of obscure naming ancestry. Kotermaa was sometimes confused with Kodasema (perhaps derived from koda- or koduasema (home, house, chamber, building or even suveköök, ‘summer kitchen’, a separate building for preparing food, skins, and other domestic tasks, as well as hosting social functions) with ase:aseme, secondary manor (see Sambla), possibly related to a former farm estate Kotipere. Placenames can exhibit extensive variation over time – e.g. Codasme, Kodasema, Kodasme, Koddaassem, Koddasim, Koddasma, Koddaszem, Koddess, Koddoassmo, Kodossme, Kottesme and Kottafam (where the f might have been ſ, a long s, hence Kottasam – so your guess is as good as mine. Given its military neighbors, Moonalao and Tagala, it would be nice for it to be related to kotermann, ship’s hobgoblin, or influenced by the (tricky) verb koterdama (related to komberdama [hobble or stumble], kaperdama [go about unsteadily] (caper, anyone?...), koberdama [plod]), meaning not only to shuffle along but also to loaf about, almost the defining stereotype of anyone in charge of military stores.
Koskla (Koskel)
Sawbill, large ducks with serrated bills for catching fish:
- jääkoskel, common goosander, gulaund or goosander, Mergus merganser
- kübarkoskel, hooded merganser, Lophodytes cucullatus
- rohukoskel, red-breasted merganser, M. serrator
- väikekoskel aka pudukoskel, smew, Mergellus albellus (uses tree holes, old woodpecker nests, etc., for breeding)
All breeding in Estonia. Part of the Lilleküla bird-name group of streets. See also Kotka.
