-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

baugóttur
blettóttur
brögðóttur
bíldóttur
dílóttur
flekkóttur
flipóttur

freknóttur (“freckled”)
föxóttur
golsóttur
göldróttur
holóttur
hosóttur
hrukkóttur

skellóttur
skjöldóttur
skjömbóttur
sköllóttur
þyrnóttur (“thorny”)
þúfóttur

-shaped

böllóttur (“round, spherical”)
hnöttóttur (“round, spherical”)

hringlóttur
kringlóttur (“round”)

kössóttur (“rectangular, square, cubic”)

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