fotspor

See also: fótspor

Norwegian Bokmål

Fotspor i snøen

Etymology

From fot +‎ spor.

Noun

fotspor n (definite singular fotsporet, indefinite plural fotspor, definite plural fotspora or fotsporene)

1. a footprint
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     Men jeg så noen spor i snøen, sa Maren da Andreas skulle til å gå.
     Spor i snøen? spurte han og snudde seg mot henne igjen.
     Ja, store fotspor i snøen, sa Maren.

     But I saw some tracks in the snow, Maren said as Andreas started to go.
     Tracks in the snow? he asked and turned back towards her.
     Yes, large footprints in the snow, Maren said.

2. footsteps (usually in plural form)

References

• “fotspor” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From fot +‎ spor.

Noun

fotspor n (definite singular fotsporet, indefinite plural fotspor, definite plural fotspora)

1. a footprint
2. footsteps (usually in plural form)

References

• “fotspor” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *fōtspor, from Proto-Germanic *fōtspurą, equivalent to fōt +‎ spor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfoːtˌspor/

Noun

fōtspor n

1. a trail of footsteps, footprints
2. footprint

   Synonyms: fōtlǣst, fōtmǣl

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	fōtspor	fōtsporu
accusative	fōtspor	fōtsporu
genitive	fōtspores	fōtspora
dative	fōtspore	fōtsporum