Stjørdal
Norwegian Bokmål
Proper noun
Stjørdal
- A municipality of Trøndelag, Norway, formerly in Nord-Trøndelag (until 1 January 2018).
Norwegian Nynorsk
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Stjørdal with the Stjørdal River
Alternative forms
- Stjordal(en)
- Sjørdal (misspelling)
Etymology
From Old Norse Stjóradalr, from *Stjór f, an old name of the Stjørdal River, and dalr (“valley”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²ʃørdaːl/, /²ʃørdaːɽ/
- (Trøndelag) IPA(key): [²ʂøɻ.ɖɐ̞ˑɽ], [²ʂøɖ.ɖɐ̞ˑɽ]
Proper noun
Stjørdal m (definite Stjørdalen, definite dative (dialectal, Trøndelag) Stjørdala)
- A municipality and parish in northern Trøndelag, Norway
- (definite form) A valley and traditional district in northern Trøndelag, Norway
- Short for Stjørdalshalsen.
Usage notes
The definite form Stjørdalen is commonly used in Trøndelag instead of the indefinite form.
Derived terms
- stjørdaling (“someone from Stjørdal”)
- Stjørdalselva (“the Stjørdal River”)
- Stjørdalsfjorden (“the Stjørdal Fjord”)
- Stjørdalshalsen
- stjørdalsøl (“traditional beer from Stjørdal”)
Related terms
- Stjordølafylke
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