ótti

See also: otti and oṭṭi

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse ótti, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʰ- (“to fear, to be afraid”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈœʰtːɪ/

Noun

ótti m (genitive singular ótta, uncountable)

  1. fear, dread

Declension
Declension of ótti
m1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ótti óttin óttar óttarnir
accusative ótta óttan óttar óttarnar
dative ótta óttanum óttum óttunum
genitive ótta óttans ótta óttanna

Derived terms

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse ótti, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʰ- (“to fear, to be afraid”). Related to aga, agi.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈouhtɪ/
    Rhymes: -ouhtɪ

Noun

ótti m (genitive singular ótta, no plural)

  1. fear, dread
    Synonyms: beygur, geigur, hryllingur, hræðsla, ógn, óhugnaður, óhugur, skelfing, skrekkur

Declension
declension of ótti
m-w1 singular
indefinite definite
nominative ótti óttinn
accusative ótta óttann
dative ótta óttanum
genitive ótta óttans

Derived terms

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *uhtô, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʰ- (“to be upset, afraid”).

Noun

ótti m (genitive ótta)

  1. fear, dread
  2. danger

Declension
  Declension of ótti (weak an-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ótti óttinn óttar óttarnir
accusative ótta óttann ótta óttana
dative ótta óttanum óttum óttunum
genitive ótta óttans ótta óttanna

Descendants
  • Icelandic: ótti
  • Faroese: ótti

References
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