fot
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fot m. (definite singular foten; indefinite plural føtter; definite plural føttene)
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From Proto-Germanic *fōtuz, from Proto-Indo-European *pṓds, lengthened o-grade of *ped- (“‘foot’”). Germanic cognates include Old Frisian fōt, Old Saxon fōt (Dutch voet), Old High German fuoz (German Fuß), Old Norse fótr (Danish fod, Swedish fot), Gothic 𐍆𐍉𐍄𐌿𐍃 (fotus). The PIE root was also the source of Sanskrit पद् (pā́t), Ancient Greek πούς (pous) (genitive ποδός (podos)); Doric πῶς (pōs), Latin pes (genitive pedis).
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- IPA: /foːt/
[edit] Noun
fōt m. (plural fēt)
- (anatomy) A foot
- Pace or tread
- (prosody) A foot
- A unit of length, especially as equal to a third of a yard
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| Inflection for fot | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| common | Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite |
| Base form | fot | foten | fötter | fötterna |
| Possessive form | fots | fotens | fötters | fötternas |
- (anatomy) foot; the body part touching the ground while standing or walking
- foot; the part of something which is in contact with the underlying surface
- foot; the end opposite to the head or the top
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| Declination for fot | Singular | Uncountable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common | Indefinite | Definite | ||
| Base form | fot | fot | ||
| Possessive form | fots | fots | ||
fot c. (uncountable)
- foot; an Imperial length unit of measurement equal to 30.48 cm
- (obsolete) foot; an old Swedish length unit of measurement equal to 29.69 cm
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