Norge
English
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse Noregr, Norvegr, derived from norðr (from Proto-Germanic *nurþrą) and vegr (from Proto-Germanic *wegaz).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈnɒːwə], [ˈnɒːʊ]
Greenlandic
Etymology
From Old Norse Norðvegr.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse Noregr, Norvegr, from both norðr (“north”), from Proto-Germanic *nurþrą (“north, northern”), from *nurþraz (“north, northern”), from Pre-Germanic *h₁nŕ̥t(e)ros, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ner- (“inner, under”), from *h₁en (“in”) + and from vegr (“way, road”), from Proto-Germanic *wegaz (“way, path”), from Pre-Germanic *weǵʰ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- (“to bring, transport”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnorɡe/, [ˈnɔɾɡə], [ˈnɔʁɡə], [ˈnɔrɡə], [ˈnɔɾjə]
Audio (file)
Derived terms
See also
- Noreg (Nynorsk)
Swedish
Alternative forms
- Norrige (obsolete)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnɔrjɛ/
audio (file) - Homophone: Norje
Proper noun
Norge n (genitive Norges)
- Norway (a country in Northern Europe; capital and largest city: Oslo)
Derived terms
- Norgehistoria
- Norgeskämt
See also
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