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Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse hlutr. Doublet of lut and lodd. Akin to English lot.
Noun
[edit]lott m (definite singular lotten, indefinite plural lotter or lottar, definite plural lottene or lottane)
- a part, piece, portion, share
- an investment in a stock company
- a share certificate
- a lot (sense 7)
Usage notes
[edit]- Up until the 2012 spelling reform, lott and lut were considered alternative forms.
References
[edit]- “lott” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Swedish luter, loter, from Old Norse hlutr, from Proto-Germanic *hlutą, from Proto-Indo-European *klew-.
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Noun
[edit]lott c
- a part, a share, a piece, a portion (of a heritage, a lottery, of land, of fate)
- Hava vi numera någon lott eller arvedel i vår faders hus?
- [Is there] yet any portion or inheritance for us in our father's house? (Genesis 31:14)
- Sådan var min lott: om dagen förtärdes jag av hetta och om natten av köld, och sömnen flydde mina ögon.
- [Thus] I was; in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep departed from mine eyes. (Genesis 31:40)
- a ticket in a lottery, a lot cast
- Låt oss icke skära sönder den, utan kasta lott om vilken den skall tillhöra.
- Let us not rend it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be (John 19:24)
- a land lot, a property
Declension
[edit]Declension of lott | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | lott | lotten | lotter | lotterna |
Genitive | lotts | lottens | lotters | lotternas |
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- lott in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
- lott in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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