Norwegia

English

Etymology

From Old English Norweġ, Norþweġ (“Norway”), from Old Norse *Norðvegr, Norvegr, and later Noregr (“Norway (north way)”), from norðr (“north”) +‎ vegr (“way”).

Proper noun

Norwegia

1. Synonym of Norway

Indonesian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Norwegia, Norvegia, from Old Norse Norvegr (“north way”), from norðr (“north”) +‎ vegr (“way”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɔr.we.ɡia̯/
• Rhymes: -ɡia̯
• Hyphenation: Nor‧we‧gia

Proper noun

Norwegia

1. Norway:
   2. A country in Scandinavia, in northern Europe. Official name: Kingdom of Norway.

Further reading

• “Norwegia” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /norˈu̯e.ɡi.a/, [nɔrˈu̯ɛɡiä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /norˈve.d͡ʒi.a/, [norˈvɛːd͡ʒiä]

Proper noun

Norwegia f sg (genitive Norwegiae); first declension

1. Alternative form of Norvegia
   • c. 14th–15th century, Antiquæ Constitutiones Regni Angliæ, sub Regibus Joanne, Henrico Tertio, et Edoardo Primo, circa Jurisdictionem et Potestatem Ecclesiasticam, London, published 1672, page 517:

     Et præterea omnes probi homines de Scotia ſunt jurati propinquiori de ſanguine Regis Alexandri, qui ultimo obiit, qui de jure hæreditare debebit, ſi dicta Margareta filia Regis Norwegiæ ſine hærede de corpore ſuo obiret.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Norwegia
Genitive	Norwegiae
Dative	Norwegiae
Accusative	Norwegiam
Ablative	Norwegiā
Vocative	Norwegia

References

• R. E. Latham, D. R. Howlett, & R. K. Ashdowne, editors (1975–2013), “Norwegia”, in Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources‎^[1], London: Oxford University Press for the British Academy, →ISBN, →OCLC

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Norwegia, Norvegia, from Old Norse Norvegr (“north way”), from norðr (“north”) +‎ vegr (“way”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɔrˈvɛ.ɡja/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɛɡja
• Syllabification: Nor‧we‧gia

Proper noun

Norwegia f

1. Norway (a country in Northern Europe)

Declension

Declension of Norwegia

	singular
nominative	Norwegia
genitive	Norwegii
dative	Norwegii
accusative	Norwegię
instrumental	Norwegią
locative	Norwegii
vocative	Norwegio

Derived terms

• Norweg
• norweski
• Norweżka

 

See also

• (countries of Europe) kraje Europy; Albania, Andora, Armenia, Austria, Azerbejdżan, Belgia, Białoruś, Bośnia i Hercegowina, Bułgaria, Chorwacja, Cypr, Czarnogóra, Czechy, Dania, Estonia, Finlandia, Francja, Grecja, Gruzja, Hiszpania, Holandia, Irlandia, Islandia, Kazachstan, Liechtenstein, Litwa, Luksemburg, Łotwa, Macedonia Północna, Malta, Mołdawia, Monako, Niemcy, Norwegia, Polska, Portugalia, Rosja, Rumunia, San Marino, Szwajcaria, Szwecja, Serbia, Słowacja, Słowenia, Turcja, Ukraina, Watykan, Węgry, Wielka Brytania, Włochy

Further reading

• Norwegia in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• Norwegia in Polish dictionaries at PWN