Mjøndal

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Forms in older sources

• Miønnedall (1578)
• Miwlnædalæn (1418)
• Mølnadalenum (i, 1417, dative)

Etymology

From Old Norse *Mylnudalr, from mylna (“mill”) +‎ dalr (“valley”), with a breaking of the -y-, yielding -jø-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²mjøndaːɽ/, (definite form) /²mjøndaɳ/

Proper noun

Mjøndal m (definite Mjøndalen)

1. (definite form) a village in Drammen, Buskerud, Norway, formerly in Nedre Eiker

Derived terms

• Mjøndalsbrua