Kvinesdal
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Alternative forms edit
- Kvinnesdal (alternative spelling)
Etymology edit
From Old Norse Hvínisdalr, from the fjord name Hvínir (now Fedafjorden), an ia-derivation of the river name *Hvín.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /²kviːnəsdaːl/, (local pronunciations) /²kvinːəsdaːl/, /²kveːnəsdaːl/
- Hyphenation: Kví‧nes‧dal
Proper noun edit
Kvinesdal m (definite Kvinesdalen)
- A municipality Western Agder, Norway
- (definite form) A valley Western Agder, Norway