fotnot

== Swedish == === Etymology === fot +‎ not, calque of German Fußnote, attested since 1902. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfuːtˌnuːt/ === Noun === fotnot c a footnote ==== Usage notes ==== A jocular plural is fotnötter, superficially fot (“foot”) + nötter (“nuts”), imitating the umlaut plural of words like fot (“foot”), rot (“root”), mus (“mouse”), gås (“goose”), and tand (“tooth”). Fotnötter is sometimes mistakenly assumed to be the standard form due to frequent use. ==== Declension ==== Jocular: === References === “fotnot”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “fotnot”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “fotnot”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)