Otta

Otta

1. a town with bystatus in the municipality of Sel, Innlandet, Norway, formerly part of the county of Oppland located by the confluence of the rivers Otta and Gudbrandsdalslågen

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.

• IPA^(key): /²utːa/, [²u̞t.tɐ̞]
• (Nord-Gudbrandsdalen) IPA^(key): [u̞ʰt.tɐ̞]

Otta f (dative (North Gudbrand Valley) Ottun)

1. a river in Innlandet, Norway, formerly part of the county of Oppland
2. a town with bystatus in the municipality of Sel, Innlandet, Norway, formerly part of the county of Oppland, located by the confluence of the rivers Otta and Gudbrandsdalslågen

Compounds with Otta will traditionally use Ott-.

• Ottadalen
• Ottbragdi
• Ottekra