otur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse otr, from Proto-Germanic *utraz, from Proto-Indo-European *udrós (water-animal, otter), from *wed- (water).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈoːʰtʊɹ/
  • Rhymes: -oːʰtʊɹ

Noun

otur m (genitive singular oturs, plural otrar)

  1. otter

Declension

Declension of otur (m19)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative otur oturin otrar otrarnir
accusative otur oturin otrar otrarnar
dative otri otrinum otrum otrunum
genitive oturs otursins otra otranna

Derived terms

  • oturskinn n

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse otr, from Proto-Germanic *utraz, from Proto-Indo-European *udrós (water-animal, otter), from *wed- (water).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɔːtʏr/
  • Rhymes: -ɔːtʏr

Noun

otur m (genitive singular oturs, nominative plural otrar)

  1. otter

Declension

Declension of otur (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative otur oturinn otrar otrarnir
accusative otur oturinn otra otrana
dative otri otrinum otrum otrunum
genitive oturs otursins otra otranna

Middle English

Noun

otur

  1. alternative form of oter

Salar

Etymology

Cognate with Turkish oturmak.

Noun

otur

  1. to sit

Swedish

Etymology

From o- +‎ tur.

Pronunciation

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Noun

otur c (uncountable)

  1. bad luck
    Synonyms: (colloquial) osis, (colloquial) oflyt

Declension

Declension of otur
nominative genitive
singular indefinite otur oturs
definite oturen oturens
plural indefinite
definite

Antonyms

Derived terms

Interjection

otur

  1. bad luck
    Synonym: (colloquial) osis
    Otur!What bad luck!

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