Træna

See also: träna

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Definite form; from Old Norse Þriðn f, an n-derivation of *þrið f (“unit of three”), related to þriði (“third”) and þrír (“three”). The name likely refers to three mountain peaks on the largest island. Cognate with Icelandic Þriðn, Þriðna.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /¹træːna/

Proper noun

Træna f

  1. an archipelago and municipality of Helgeland district, Nordland, Norway

Derived terms

Compounds traditionally use the indefinite form Træn-.

  • Trænabassenget
  • Trænadjupet
  • Trænfjorden
  • Trænseiholmen
  • Trænstaven
  • trænværing (“someone from Træna”)

See also

References

  • The template Template:R:Norsk stadnamnleksikon does not use the parameter(s): 
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  • Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “Þriðn(a)”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
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