Otta

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See also: otta, ótta, and otta-

Norwegian Bokmål

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Proper noun

Otta

  1. a town with a city status in Sel, Innlandet, Norway

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

Derived from Old Norse ótta (“to frighten”) or ótti m (“fear”), probably with ending -å (“creek, river”) in its definite form -åa, which later became -a.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Otta f (dative (North Gudbrand Valley) Ottun)

  1. A river in Oppland, Norway
  2. A town in Sel, Oppland, Norway, located by the confluence of the rivers Otta and Gudbrandsdalslågen

Derived terms

Compounds with Otta will traditionally use Ott-.

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