Drammen
See also: drammen
English edit
Etymology edit
From Norwegian Drammen, from Old Norse Drafn, from drǫfn (“wave”).
Proper noun edit
Drammen
- A municipality and city in Buskerud, Norway
- 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
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
- Drammen (a municipality and city in Viken, formerly Buskerud, Eastern Norway, Norway)
- 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
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Newer form of Dramen and Dramn (see that).
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈdramːn̩/, /ˈdramːən/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -amːn̩
- Hyphenation: Dram‧men
- Homophone: drammen
Proper noun edit
Drammen
- 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
- → English: Drammen
References edit
- “Drammen” in Store norske leksikon