Rjukan
Norwegian Bokmål
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Proper noun
editRjukan
Norwegian Nynorsk
editAlternative forms
edit- Rjukand (alternative spelling)
Etymology
editFrom Old Norse Rjúkandi, the present participle of rjúka. Doublet of Rjukande.
The town in Tinn is named after a waterfall originally carrying this name, now called Rjukanfossen.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editRjukan m
- A common waterfall name, with the highest frequency in Telemark and Agder
- A town in Tinn, Telemark, Norway
Derived terms
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- Norwegian Bokmål lemmas
- Norwegian Bokmål proper nouns
- nb:Towns in Norway
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms inherited from Old Norse
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Old Norse
- Norwegian Nynorsk doublets
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms with IPA pronunciation
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk proper nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk masculine nouns
- nn:Towns in Telemark
- nn:Towns in Norway
- nn:Places in Telemark
- nn:Places in Norway