fotnot

Etymology
,, attested since 1902.

Noun

 * 1) A footnote.

Usage notes
Colloquially, the plural form fotnötter can also be used. The inflection then follows the same pattern as nöt, "nut". This pattern is based on an ironic usage of an umlaut similar to those in the plural forms of Swedish nouns such as mus, "mouse", gås, "goose", and tand, "tooth".