vottur

See also: vøttur and vöttur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse váttr (“evidence, witness”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɔhtʏr/

  Rhymes: -ɔhtʏr

Noun

vottur m (genitive singular votts, nominative plural vottar)

1. witness, eyewitness
2. sign, trace

Declension

Declension of vottur (masculine)

	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.)