Trøndelag

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Norwegian Trøndelag.

Proper noun

Trøndelag (uncountable)

  1. A county of Norway.

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Trøndelag

  1. a region of Norway, formerly comprising the counties of Nord-Trøndelag and Sør-Trøndelag, now merged.
  2. [from 1 January 2018] a county of Norway, formed by the merger of Nord-Trøndelag and Sør-Trøndelag.

See also

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse Þrǿndalǫg, from þrǿndr m pl (“person from Trøndelag”) + lǫg n pl (“territory”). Cognate with Icelandic Þrændalög.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²trøndəlaːɡ/, /²trønːəlaːɡ/
  • Rhymes: -aːɡ
  • Hyphenation: Trøn‧de‧lag

Proper noun

Trøndelag n pl (definite plural (rare) Trøndelaga or Trøndelagen)

  1. a county and region of Norway, formerly comprising the counties of Nord-Trøndelag and Sør-Trøndelag

See also

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