dott
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
dott m (definite singular dotten, indefinite plural dotter, definite plural dottene)
- a small ball of light, fluffy material
- Jeg har en lodott i navlen min.
- I have a ball of fluff in my navel.
- a nobody, a foolish, inconsequential person
- Hvordan har den dotten fått den jobben?
- How did that nobody land that job?
References
- “dott” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse dottr.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dɔtː/
Noun
dott m (definite singular dotten, indefinite plural dottar, definite plural dottane)
- a small ball of light, fluffy material
- Eg har ein lodott i navlen min.
- I have a ball of fluff in my navel.
- a nobody, a foolish, inconsequential person
- Korleis har den dotten fått den jobben?
- How did that nobody land that job?
- a small group
- 1894, Per Sivle, Svolder:
- […] sviakonungen, danadrotten, og Eirik jarl var au i dotten.
- […] The Swedish king, the lord of the Danes, and Earl Erik was also in the group.
References
- “dott” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *dott, from Proto-Germanic *duttaz (“wisp”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dott/, [dot]
Noun
dott m
Descendants
- English: dot
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “dott”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.