fot

Verb

fot

1. third-person singular present indicative form of fotre
2. second-person singular imperative form of fotre

Alternative forms

• fote, foot, fod, foote, vot, foit, fut, foȝt, fout

Etymology

From Old English fōt, from Proto-Germanic *fōts, from Proto-Indo-European *pṓds.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /foːt/

Noun

fot (plural feet or fot or fotes)

1. foot (appendage used for motion and support)
2. foot (unit for measuring length; also often used to indicate a short distance)
3. (square) foot (unit for measuring area)
4. The bottom, lower part or foundation of something; the foot of a flight of stairs.
5. A leg-like support which a table or chair stands on; the foot of a table or chair.
6. The power of using one's feet (i.e. to travel or stand up).
7. foot (unit for measuring rhythm in poetry)
8. (figuratively) An individual human being.
9. The distinctive footprints left behind by a creature; an animal track.
10. The area where the foot rests in a bed or tomb; the end of a bed of tomb.

Etymology

From Old Norse fótr, from Proto-Germanic *fōts, from Proto-Indo-European *pṓds.

Noun

fot m (definite singular foten, indefinite plural føtter, definite plural føttene)

1. (anatomy) a foot
2. a foot (unit of measurement = 12 inches)

References

• “fot” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Etymology

From Old Norse fótr, from Proto-Germanic *fōts, from Proto-Indo-European *pṓds. Akin to English foot.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fuːt/

Noun

fot m (definite singular foten, indefinite plural føter, definite plural føtene)

1. (anatomy) a foot
2. a foot (unit of measurement: 12 inches)

References

• “fot” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fōts, from Proto-Indo-European *pṓds, lengthened o-grade of *ped- (“foot”). Germanic cognates include Old Frisian fōt, Old Saxon fōt (Dutch voet), Old High German fuoz (German Fuß), Old Norse fótr (Danish fod, Swedish fot), Gothic 𐍆𐍉𐍄𐌿𐍃 (fōtus). The Proto-Indo-European root was also the source of Sanskrit पद् (pád), Ancient Greek πούς (poús) (genitive ποδός (podós)); Doric πῶς (pôs), Latin pēs (genitive pedis).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /foːt/

Noun

fōt m (nominative plural fēt)

1. (anatomy) A foot
2. pace or tread
3. (prosody) A foot
4. A unit of length, especially as equal to a third of a yard

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fōts, from Proto-Indo-European *pṓds.

Noun

fot m

1. foot

Etymology

From Old Swedish fōter, from Old Norse fótr, from Proto-Germanic *fōts, from Proto-Indo-European *pṓds.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fuːt/

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Noun

fot c

1. (anatomy) a foot; the body part touching the ground while standing or walking
2. a foot; the part of something which is in contact with the underlying surface
3. a foot; the end opposite to the head or the top
4. a foot (length measurement unit; with various definitions)

References

• fot in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)

Etymology

Borrowed from French forêt.

Noun

fot (plural fots)

1. forest