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Västerbotten

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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Swedish Västerbotten, from väster (“western”) + botten (“bottom, basin”).

Proper noun edit

Västerbotten

  1. A historical province and county in northern Sweden.

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Northern Sami edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Swedish Västerbotten.

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Proper noun edit

Västerbotten

  2. Västerbotten (a county of Sweden)
  4. Västerbotten, Westrobothnia (a historical province of Sweden)

Inflection edit

Odd, no gradation
Nominative Västerbotten
Genitive Västerbottena
Singular Plural
Nominative Västerbotten —
Accusative Västerbottena —
Genitive Västerbottena —
Illative Västerbottenii —
Locative Västerbottenis —
Comitative Västerbotteniin —
Essive Västerbottenin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person Västerbottenan Västerbotteneamẹ Västerbotteneamẹt
2nd person Västerbottenat Västerbotteneattẹ Västerbotteneattẹt
3rd person Västerbottenis Västerbotteneaskkạ Västerbotteneasẹt

Further reading edit

  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Swedish edit

 
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Etymology edit

From väster (“western”) + botten (“basin, bottom of a body of water”).

Pronunciation edit

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Proper noun edit

Västerbotten n (genitive Västerbottens)

  2. Västerbotten (a county of Sweden)
  4. Västerbotten, Westrobothnia (a historical province of Sweden)

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • Noel Broadbent, Jan Storå (2010) Lapps and Labyrinths: Saami Prehistory, Colonization and Cultural Resilience‎[2], Washington, D.C.: Arctic Studies Center, page 57
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