Gjøvik
English edit
Proper noun edit
Gjøvik
- A town and municipality in Innlandet, Norway.
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Proper noun edit
Gjøvik
- A town with bystatus and municipality of Oppland, Norway
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse Djúpvík, from djúpr (“deep”) + vík (“bay”). Doublet of Djup(e)vika, Devika, and Dybevik.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Gjøvik f
- A town and municipality by the western shore of the lake Mjøsa, Oppland, Norway
- 1983, Alf Prøysen (lyrics and music), “Æille har et syskenbån på Gjøvik”:
- Men æille har et syskenbån på Gjøvik, om tok de fysste skretta æillt i fjor.
- But everybody has a cousin in Gjøvik, which took their first steps last year.
Usage notes edit
Preposition: på or i. There are discussions about what way is more correct.