Stavanger
English edit
Proper noun edit
Stavanger
- A city and municipality in Rogaland, Norway. It is also the third largest city in Norway after Oslo and Bergen.
Translations edit
city in Norway
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Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse Stafangr, a compound of stafr + angr. Akin to Stavang. The meanings of the composite words are straightforward, but what exactly they refer to is unclear.[1]
- angr (“bay, fjord”), in reference to a body of water. This could be Breiavatnet, Byfjorden, Hillevågsvatnet, Vågen , or Østervåg. Norwegian etymologist Inge Særheim sees Vågen, the inlet atop the mouth of which stands the Stavanger Cathedral, as the most likely candidate.[1]
- stafr (“staff”), from Proto-Germanic *stabaz, relating to the straight and unbending shape of a landform.[1] This could refer to the out-jutting headland on the east lip of Vågen, a steep drop down into (the shore of) a body of water, or simply the unbending shape of the body of water in question.[1] Byfjorden, Hillevågsvatnet, and Vågen all have straightish shapes.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Stavanger
- Stavanger (a city and municipality of Rogaland, Norway)
- Stavanger (a historical county from 1662 to 1919, roughly equivalent to modern day Rogaland, Norway)
Derived terms edit
- stavanger (“a person from Stavanger”)
- Stavangerhalvøya (“Stavanger Peninsula”)
- Stavangerregionen (“Greater Stavanger”)
- stavangersk (“the dialect spoken in Stavanger, or something related to Stavanger”)
References edit
- “Stavanger” in Store norske leksikon
- “Stavanger amt” in Store norske leksikon
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse Stafangr, a compound of stafr + angr. Akin to Stavang. The meanings of the composite words are straightforward, but what exactly they refer to is unclear.[1]
- angr (“bay, fjord”), in reference to a body of water. This could be Breiavatnet, Byfjorden, Hillevågsvatnet, Vågen , or Østervåg. Norwegian etymologist Inge Særheim sees Vågen, the inlet atop the mouth of which stands the Stavanger Cathedral, as the most likely candidate.[1]
- stafr (“staff”), from Proto-Germanic *stabaz, relating to the straight and unbending shape of a landform.[1] This could refer to the out-jutting headland on the east lip of Vågen, a steep drop down into (the shore of) a body of water, or simply the unbending shape of the body of water in question.[1] Byfjorden, Hillevågsvatnet, and Vågen all have straightish shapes.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /staˈvaŋɡər/, /staˈvaŋːər/, [stɐ̞.ˈʋɐ̞ŋ.ɡər], [stɐ̞.ˈʋɐ̞ŋ.ŋəɾ]
- (Stavanger) IPA(key): [sta̝.ˈʋa̝ŋ.ŋɔɰ], [sta̝.ˈʋa̝ŋ.ŋəɰ]
- Rhymes: -aŋɡər, -aŋːər
- Hyphenation: Sta‧vang‧er
Proper noun edit
Stavanger m
- A city and municipality of Rogaland, Norway.
- (now historical) A former county (amt) in Norway, from 1662 to 1919, roughly equivalent to modern-day Rogaland.