Norwegia

English

Etymology

From Old English Norweġ, Norþweġ (Norway), from Old Norse *Norðvegr, Norvegr, and later Noregr (Norway (north way)), from norðr (north) +‎ vegr (way).

Proper noun

Norwegia

  1. Synonym of Norway: a country in Northern Europe.

Indonesian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Norwegia, Norvegia, from Old Norse Norvegr (north way), from norðr (north) +‎ vegr (way).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nɔr.we.ɡia̯/
  • Rhymes: -ɡia̯
  • Hyphenation: Nor‧we‧gia

Proper noun

Norwegia

  1. Norway (a country in Scandinavia in Northern Europe)

See also

Further reading

Latin

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Norwegia f sg (genitive Norwegiae); first declension

  1. alternative form of Norvegia: Norway (a country in Scandinavia in Northern Europe)
    • c. 14th–15th century, Antiquæ Constitutiones Regni Angliæ, sub Regibus Joanne, Henrico Tertio, et Edoardo Primo, circa Jurisdictionem et Potestatem Ecclesiasticam, London, published 1672, page 517:
      Et præterea omnes probi homines de Scotia ſunt jurati propinquiori de ſanguine Regis Alexandri, qui ultimo obiit, qui de jure hæreditare debebit, ſi dicta Margareta filia Regis Norwegiæ ſine hærede de corpore ſuo obiret.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Norwegia
genitive Norwegiae
dative Norwegiae
accusative Norwegiam
ablative Norwegiā
vocative Norwegia

References

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Norwegia, Norvegia, from Old Norse Norvegr (north way), from norðr (north) +‎ vegr (way).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nɔrˈvɛ.ɡja/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛɡja
  • Syllabification: Nor‧we‧gia

Proper noun

Norwegia f

  1. Norway (a country in Scandinavia in Northern Europe)

Declension

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

  • Norwegia in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • Norwegia in Polish dictionaries at PWN