vottur
See also: vøttur and vöttur
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse váttr (“evidence, witness”), from Proto-Germanic *wahtaz (“speech”), from Proto-Indo-European *wokʷtos (“voice, speech”), from Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ- (“to speak, to sound out”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvɔhtʏr/
- Rhymes: -ɔhtʏr
Noun
vottur m (genitive singular votts, nominative plural vottar)
- witness, eyewitness
- sign, trace
Declension
declension of vottur
| m-s1 | 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