Steinkjer

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Norwegian Steinkjer.

Proper noun

Steinkjer

  1. A municipality of Trøndelag, Norway.

Norwegian Bokmål

Proper noun

Steinkjer

  1. a town with bystatus and municipality of Trøndelag, Norway, formerly in Nord-Trøndelag (until 1 January 2018).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse Steinker, from stein +‎ ker. Cognate with Icelandic Steinker, Swedish Stenkär, and Danish Stenkær.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²stɛɪnçər/, /²stɛɪːnˌçɛːr/
  • (Steinkjer) IPA(key): /²stençər/, [²steɲçəɾ]

Proper noun

Steinkjer n

  1. a city and municipality northern Trøndelag, Norway

Derived terms

  • steinkjerbygg (“someone from Steinkjer”)
  • Steinkjerelva (“Steinkjer River”)
  • Steinkjersandan
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