Kvinesdal

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

  • Kvinnesdal (alternative spelling)

Etymology

From Old Norse Hvínisdalr, from the fjord name Hvínir (now Fedafjorden), an ia-derivation of the river name *Hvín.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²kviːnəsdaːl/, (local pronunciations) /²kvinːəsdaːl/, /²kveːnəsdaːl/
  • Hyphenation: Kví‧nes‧dal

Proper noun

Kvinesdal m (definite Kvinesdalen)

  1. a municipality Western Agder, Norway
  2. (definite form) a valley Western Agder, Norway

Derived terms

  • kvindøle, kvinndøl (“someone from Kvinesdal”)
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