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) 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