Lakså

See also: laksa and laksa'

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From laks +‎ å. Literally, “Salmon creek”. False cognate of Swedish Laxå in Närke.

Proper noun

Lakså f (def Laksåa or Laksåi)

  1. a river in Hitra, Trøndelag, Norway (on the southern coast of Hitra).
  2. a river in Orkland, Trøndelag, Norway, close to Drogsetgruva (formerly in Meldal municipality), running into Ringavatn Lake by the village of Laksøyan.
  3. a river in Vinje, Telemark, Norway, close to Laksanutane mountains, running from Laksatjønni Lake into Møsvatn.
  4. synonym of Lakselv (name of some creeks and rivers in Norway).
  5. a village in Evenes, Nordland, Norway, close to Narvik and the border of Troms.

Derived terms

  • Laksådalen (in Orkland)
  • Laksåhaugan (in Orkland)
  • Laksåvatnet (in Hitra)
  • Laksåvika (in Hitra)
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