kjøpstad

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse kaupstaðr.

Noun

kjøpstad m (definite singular kjøpstaden, indefinite plural kjøpsteder, definite plural kjøpstedene)

1. (chiefly historical) a town where trade is carried on, kjøpstad privileges being granted by a monarch; roughly equivalent to a British market town.

References

• “kjøpstad” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “kjøpstad” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse kaupstaðr.

Noun

kjøpstad m (definite singular kjøpstaden, indefinite plural kjøpstader or kjøpstadar, definite plural kjøpstadene or kjøpstadane)

1. (chiefly historical) a town where trade is carried on, kjøpstad privileges being granted by a monarch; roughly equivalent to a British market town.

References

• “kjøpstad” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.