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Drammen

See also: drammen

English edit

 Drammen, Norway on Wikipedia
 Drammen, Wisconsin on Wikipedia

Etymology edit

From Norwegian Drammen, from Old Norse Drafn, from drǫfn (“wave”).

Proper noun edit

Drammen

  1. A municipality and city in Buskerud, Norway
  2. A town in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, United States, named after Drammen in Norway.

Translations edit

References edit

  • Unger, Carl Rikard (1896). Sproglig-historiske studier (in Norwegian). Kristiania, Norge: H. Aschehoug & Co. p. 37

Norwegian Bokmål edit

 
Norwegian Bokmål Wikipedia has an article on:
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A view of the train station in Drammen, Norway.

Etymology edit

Newer form of Dramen, from Norwegian Dramn, with svarabhakti -e- and double consonant according to pronunciation, from Old Norse Drafn m (“the inner part of Drammensfjorden”), probably named after Drǫfn f (“Drammenselva”), from drǫfn (“wave”).

Pronunciation edit

Proper noun edit

Drammen

  1. Drammen (a municipality and city in Viken, formerly Buskerud, Eastern Norway, Norway)
  2. Drammen (a town in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, United States), named after Drammen in Norway

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • → English: Drammen

References edit

  • “Drammen” in Store norske leksikon

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

 
Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
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Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Newer form of Dramen and Dramn (see that).

Pronunciation edit

Proper noun edit

Drammen

  1. Drammen (a city and municipality of Buskerud, Norway)
    • 2015 March 25, Knut Stavseng, “Sjøholt – ut av bakevja”, in Bygdebladet, page 26:
      «Det er betre med ein dram i timen enn ein time i Drammen».
      “It’s better with a dram per hour than an hour in Drammen”.

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

References edit

  • “Drammen” in Store norske leksikon
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