Mjøsa
English edit
Proper noun edit
Mjøsa
- Norway's largest lake, creating a natural border between Toten and Hedemarken. The cities like Gjøvik, Brumunddal, Hamar, Minnesund, Lillehammer and Moelv are located on the coast of this lake.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Definite form; from Old Norse Mjǫrs f, from Proto-Germanic *Mersō, an s-derivation of Proto-Indo-European *mer-, whence also merja (“to crush”).
Proper noun edit
Mjøsa f (indefinite Mjøs)
Usage notes edit
Compounds with Mjøsa use the indefinite form Mjøs.
- mjøsaure
- mjøsby (“a city by Mjøsa”)
- mjøsbygd (“a village by Mjøsa”)
- mjøsfiskar
- mjøsfiske
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- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English terms spelled with Ø
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms inherited from Old Norse
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Old Norse
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk proper nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk feminine nouns
- nn:Lakes
- nn:Places in Oppland
- nn:Places in Norway
- nn:Places in Hedmark