ot-

English

Alternative forms

• oto-

Etymology

From ὠτ- (ōt-), the stem of the Ancient Greek οὖς (oûs, “ear”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: ōt, IPA^(key): /əʊt/
• Homophone: oat
• (US) enPR: ōt, IPA^(key): /oʊt/

Prefix

ot-

1. ear

Synonyms

• aur- (Latinate equivalent)

Derived terms

Related terms

• otoconial
• otoconium
• otocony

See also

• auriculo-

References

• “Oto-” listed on page 233 of volume VII (O, P) of A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles
    Oto-, before a vowel ot-, a. Gr. ὠτο-, combining form of οὖς, ὠτ- ear, an element of medical and other scientific words, the more important of which appear in their alphabetical places. 
• “oto-” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary
• “oto-, comb. form” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary

Anagrams

• T.O., TO, To, to, to-

Aka-Bea

Prefix

ot-

1. prefix attached to words relating to the head or heart

Basque

Prefix

ot-

1. Alternative form of o- (Combining form of ogi (“bread”))

Usage notes

• Used when the following element of the compound starts with a vowel, /s̺/ or /s̻/.

Kari'na

Alternative forms

• at-, os-, as-, o-, e-, ai-, ò- (allomorphs)

Etymology

From Proto-Cariban *ôte-; cognate to Apalaí ot-, Trió ët-, Wayana ët-, Hixkaryana os-, Waiwai et-, Akawaio è-, s-, Macushi es-, Pemon es-, Ye'kwana öt-.

Pronunciation

• (Venezuela, West Suriname) IPA^(key):
• (East Suriname) IPA^(key):

Prefix

ot-

1. Converts a transitive verb into an intransitive verb with an agent-like argument, variously with reflexive, reciprocal, or passive meaning.

Usage notes

This prefix takes the following forms:

• ot- when stressed before a u and sometimes before o or a
• at- when unstressed before a u and sometimes before o or a
• os- when stressed sometimes before an e, o, or a
• as- when unstressed sometimes before an e, o, or a
• o- usually before an e, in which case the e itself is lost and the prefix is always stressed; some verbs with e take both an o- variant and an os-/as- variant, with different meanings
• e- before an i or y, and sometimes before a consonant
• ai- sometimes before a consonant
• ò- sometimes before a consonant

Some verbs beginning with a consonant can show variation between all three of the last options.

References

• Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary‎, Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, pages 76–77, 243

Old Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (10^th–15^th CE) /ɔt/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ɔt/

Prefix

ot-

1. Alternative form of od-

Derived terms

Ye'kwana

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

Prefix

ot-

1. allomorph of öt- (detransitivizing prefix).