おとど

Japanese

Alternative spellings
大殿 大臣

Etymology

/oːtono/ → /otodo/

Shift from older 大殿 (ōtono, “great building, noble house”).

First attested in the Utsubo Monogatari of the late 900s.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) おとど [òtódó] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) おと​ど [òtóꜜdò] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [o̞to̞do̞]

Noun

おとど • (otodo) ^{←おとど (otodo)?}

1. [from late 900s] (archaic) the residence of a noble or other high-ranking person
2. [from late 900s] (archaic, honorific) term of respect for a noble or other high-ranking person
3. [from early 1000s] (archaic, honorific) term of respect for the mistress of the house or for a proprietress or hostess
4. [from late 900s] (archaic, honorific) term of respect for a wife