Otta

See also: otta, ótta, and otta-

Norwegian Bokmål

Proper noun

Otta

1. a town with a city status in Sel, Innlandet, Norway

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse ótta (“to frighten”) or ótti m (“fear”), probably with ending -å (“creek, river”) in its definite form -åa, which later became -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²utːa/, [²u̞t.tɐ̞]
• (North Gudbrand Valley) IPA^(key): [u̞ʰt.tɐ̞]

Proper noun

Otta f (dative (North Gudbrand Valley) Ottun)

1. A river in Oppland, Norway
2. A town in Sel, Oppland, Norway, located by the confluence of the rivers Otta and Gudbrandsdalslågen

Derived terms

Compounds with Otta will traditionally use Ott-.

• Ottadalen
• Ottbragdi
• Ottekra