Bømlo

Norwegian Bokmål

Proper noun

Bømlo

1. A municipality of Hordaland, Norway, comprised entirely of islands, including Bømlo itself.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• Bømla

Etymology

Definite form; from Old Norse Bymbil f.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [¹bømlu̞]

Proper noun

Bømlo f

1. A municipality of Hordaland, Norway, comprised entirely of islands.
2. An island in Bømlo, Hordaland, Norway

Usage notes

The indefinite form is not used, but would likely be *Bømbel [²bøm.bəl]. Compounds with Bømlo use the genitive Bømla-, from Old Norse Bymblar.

Derived terms

• Bømlabrua
• Bømlafjorden
• bømlamål (“dialect of Bømlo”)
• bømling