Otre

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• Otra (pre-2012)

Etymology

From Old Norse Otra f, derived from otr (“otter”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²otrə/, (definite form) /²otra/
• (Kristiansand, definite form) IPA^(key): /¹uːtra/
• Hyphenation: Òt‧ra
• Note: the pronunciation with /u/ and tonem 1 is newer and adopted from writing.

Proper noun

Otre f (definite form Otra)

1. a river in Agder, Norway, running through the municipalities Bykle, Valle, Bygland, Evje og Hornnes, Iveland, Vennesla and Kristiansand

   Synonyms: (lower parts) Torridalselva, Torridalsåna

Usage notes

The river name is consistently referred to in definite form in its lower parts, such as in Kristiansand.

Derived terms

• Oddernes
• Odderøya

Related terms

• oter (“otter”)

References

• Jørn Sandnes; Ola Stemshaug (1997), Norsk stadnamnleksikon, Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget, →ISBN
• Oluf Rygh (1904), “Otr-”, in Norske Elvenavne (in Norwegian Nynorsk), page 182