Setesdal

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

  • Setisdal, Sætesdal, Sætersdal, Setsdal
  • Sætisdal (dialectal, Setesdal)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse *Setrsdalr, from setr n (“seat, residence”) and dalr m (“valley”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²sɛːtəsdaːl/, [²sɛ̝ː.təs.dɐ̞ˑl]
  • (Setesdal) IPA(key): [²sɛ̝ː.tɪs.dɐ̞ːl], [²sæː.tɪs.dɐ̞ːl]
  • Rhymes: -aːl
  • Hyphenation: Set‧es‧dal, Se‧tes‧dal

Proper noun

Setesdal m (definite Setesdalen)

  1. Setesdal (a valley and historical district in Agder County in southern Norway)

Declension

Dialectal declension of Sætisdal (strong a-stem, singular only)
masculine singular
indefinite definite
nominative-accusative Sætisdal Sætisdalen
compound-genitive Sætisdals- ―

Derived terms

  • setesdalsbunad
  • Setesdalsheiene
  • setesdalsk
  • setesdalskufte
  • setesdalsrykkje
  • setesdalsstakk
  • setesdalsstev

See also

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