åmot

See also: Aamot and Åmot

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From å (“a small river”) +‎ mot (“a meeting”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈôːmut/

Noun

åmot n (definite singular åmotet, indefinite plural åmot, definite plural åmota or åmotene)

  1. a confluence of two rivers

References
  • “åmot” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
  • “åmot” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
  • Ivar Aasen (1850) chapter 19, in Ordbog over det norske Folkesprog‎ (in Danish), Oslo: Samlaget, published 2000
  • Falk, Hjalmar, Torp, Alf (1903–06) Etymologisk ordbog over det norske og det danske sprog [Etymological Dictionary of the Norwegian and Danish Languages], page 1

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From å (“a small river”) +‎ mot (“a meeting”).

Noun

åmot n (definite singular åmotet, indefinite plural åmot, definite plural åmota)

  1. a confluence of two rivers

Derived terms
  • Åmot
  • Åmotsdal
  • Åmotsgruva

References
  • “åmot” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
  • Ivar Aasen (1850) chapter 19, in Ordbog over det norske Folkesprog‎ (in Danish), Oslo: Samlaget, published 2000
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