-óttur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse -óttr, from Proto-Germanic *-uhtaz; cognate with Faroese -utur and Norwegian -ôtt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ouhtʏr/

Suffix

-óttur

1. 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”)

2. -shaped

   ‎hnöttur (“sphere”) + ‎-óttur → ‎hnöttóttur (“spherical”)

Derived terms

Icelandic terms suffixed with -óttur

characterized by

• baugóttur
• bíldóttur
• blettóttur
• brögðóttur
• dílóttur
• flekkóttur
• flipóttur
• freknóttur (“freckled”)
• föxóttur
• golsóttur
• göldróttur
• holóttur
• hosóttur
• hrukkóttur
• skellóttur
• skjöldóttur
• skjömbóttur
• sköllóttur
• þúfóttur
• þyrnóttur (“thorny”)

 

-shaped

• böllóttur (“round, spherical”)
• hnöttóttur (“round, spherical”)
• hringlóttur
• kringlóttur (“round”)
• kössóttur (“rectangular, square, cubic”)