Norway

English

Etymology

From Old English Norweġ, Norþweġ, from Old Norse Norvegr (north way), Norðvegr, from norðr (north) + vegr (way), contrasted with suðrvegr (south way), i.e. Germany, and austrvegr (east way), the Baltic lands. Norwegian (1607) is from Medieval Latin Norvegia, with the -w- from Norway.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈnɔː.weɪ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈnɔɹ.weɪ/
  • (file)

Proper noun

Norway

  1. One of the Scandinavian countries. Official name: the Kingdom of Norway.
  2. A census-designated place in Indiana
  3. A city in Iowa
  4. A town in Maine
  5. A city in Michigan
  6. A town in New York
  7. A settlement in Prince Edward Island, Canada
  8. A town in South Carolina
  9. A town in Wisconsin

Derived terms

Translations

See also

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.