Ålesund
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Norwegian Ålesund.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Ålesund
- A town (with bystatus) and municipality in Møre og Romsdal, Norway.
Translations
Norwegian municipality in Møre og Romsdal
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Further reading
Norwegian Bokmål
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Ålesund
- Ålesund, a town (with bystatus) and municipality in Møre og Romsdal, Norway. The municipalities of Haram, Sandøy, Skodje and Ørskog are to be merged with Ålesund municipality from 1 January 2020.
Derived terms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse *Álasund, from áll (“eel”) or áll (“stripe; channel”, cf. Icelandic áll) + sund (“sound”). Cognate with Faroese and Icelandic Álasund.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Ålesund n (definite Ålesundet)
- A city and municipality of Sunnmøre district, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
- A sound in Ålesund, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
Derived terms
- ålesunding, ålesundar (“a person from Ålesund”)