Bømlo

Norwegian Bokmål

Proper noun

Bømlo

  1. A municipality of Hordaland, Norway, comprised entirely of islands, including Bømlo itself.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms
  • Bømla

Etymology

Definite form; from Old Norse Bymbil f.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [¹bømlu̞]

Proper noun

Bømlo f

  1. A municipality of Hordaland, Norway, comprised entirely of islands.
  2. An island in Bømlo, Hordaland, Norway

Usage notes

The indefinite form is not used, but would likely be *Bømbel [²bøm.bəl]. Compounds with Bømlo use the genitive Bømla-, from Old Norse Bymblar.

Derived terms
  • Bømlabrua
  • Bømlafjorden
  • bømlamål (“dialect of Bømlo”)
  • bømling
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