vottur
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse váttr (“evidence, witness”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvɔhtʏr/
- Rhymes: -ɔhtʏr
Noun
vottur m (genitive singular votts, nominative plural vottar)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | vottur | votturinn | vottar | vottarnir |
| accusative | vott | vottinn | votta | vottana |
| dative | votti | vottinum | vottum | vottunum |
| genitive | votts | vottsins | votta | vottanna |
Derived terms
- vottorð
- Vottar Jehóva
Further reading
- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “vottur”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)