Kebnekaise

English

Etymology

From Swedish Kebnekaise, from Northern Sami Giebmegáisi, from giebmi (“kettle, cauldron”) +‎ gáisi (“tall mountain”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɛbnəˌkaisə]

Proper noun

Kebnekaise

2. The highest mountain in Sweden.

Translations

Sweden's highest mountain

• Bulgarian: Кебнекайсе (Kebnekajse)
• Czech: Kebnekaise
• Danish: Kebnekaise
• Dutch: Kebnekaise
• Estonian: Kebnekaise
• Finnish: Kebnekaise
• French: Kebnekaise m
• German: Kebnekaise m
• Italian: Kebnekaise
• Japanese: ケブネカイセ
• Northern Sami: Giebmegáisi, Giebnegáisi
• Norwegian: Kebnekaise

  Nynorsk: Kebnekaise

• Portuguese: Kebnekaise m
• Russian: Ке́бнекайсе f (Kébnekajse)
• Spanish: Kebnekaise
• Swedish: Kebnekaise (sv) n

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish Kebnekaise, from Northern Sami Giebmegáisi.

Proper noun

Kebnekaise m

1. Kebnekaise (The highest mountain in Sweden)

Swedish

Alternative forms

• Kebnekajse (older)

Etymology

From Northern Sami Giebmegáisi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˌkɛbnɛˈkajsɛ]

Proper noun

Kebnekaise n (genitive Kebnekaises)

1. Kebnekaise (The highest mountain in Sweden)