-óttur
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Icelandic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse -óttr, from Proto-Germanic *-uhtaz; cognate with Faroese -utur and Norwegian -ôtt.
Pronunciation[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-óttur
- set with a pattern (of certain shapes) or characterized by a certain shape or feature (especially on the surface or in its texture, etc.)
- -shaped
- hnöttur (“sphere”) + -óttur → hnöttóttur (“spherical”)
Derived terms[edit]
characterized by
-shaped
- böllóttur (“round, spherical”)
- hnöttóttur (“round, spherical”)
- hringlóttur
- kringlóttur (“round”)
- kössóttur (“rectangular, square, cubic”)