English

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Etymology

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

Proper noun

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Västerbotten

  1. A historical province and county in northern Sweden.

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Northern Sami

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Swedish Västerbotten.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Västerbotten

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

Inflection

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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

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  • 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

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Västerbotten n (genitive Västerbottens)

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

Derived terms

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References

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