mellom

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse í millum, a form of Old Norse í milli. Akin to Faroese millum. Compare also Danish mellem and Swedish mellan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛlːɔm/, /ˈmɛlːʊm/

Preposition

mellom

  1. between
  2. among, amid

Derived terms

See also

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse í millum, a form of Old Norse í milli. Akin to Faroese millum. Compare also Danish mellem and Swedish mellan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛlːɔm/, /ˈmɛlːʊm/

Preposition

mellom

  1. between
    Finse ligg mellom Bergen og Oslo.
    Finse lies between Bergen and Oslo.
  2. among, amid
    Alle likar å vera mellom vener.
    Everyone likes to be among friends.

Derived terms

See also

References

  • “mellom”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016
  • “millom” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring