-óttur
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse -óttr, from Proto-Germanic *-uhtaz; cognate with Faroese -utur and Norwegian -ôtt.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ouhtʏr/
Suffix
-óttur
- set with a pattern (of certain shapes) or characterized by a certain shape or feature (especially on the surface or in its texture, etc.)
- díll (“spot”) + -óttur → dílóttur (“spotted”)
- -shaped
- hnöttur (“sphere”) + -óttur → hnöttóttur (“spherical”)
Derived terms
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characterized by
- freknóttur (“freckled”)
- þyrnóttur (“thorny”)
- baugóttur
- blettóttur
- brögðóttur
- bíldóttur
- dílóttur
- flekkóttur
- flipóttur
- föxóttur
- golsóttur
- göldróttur
- holóttur
- hosóttur
- hrukkóttur
- skellóttur
- skjöldóttur
- skjömbóttur
- sköllóttur
- þúfóttur
-shaped
- böllóttur (“round, spherical”)
- hnöttóttur (“round, spherical”)
- kringlóttur (“round”)
- kössóttur (“rectangular, square, cubic”)
- hringlóttur
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