Drammen

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See also: drammen

English

 Drammen, Norway on Wikipedia
 Drammen, Wisconsin on Wikipedia

Etymology

From Norwegian Drammen, from Old Norse Drafn, from drǫfn (“wave”).

Proper noun

Drammen

  1. A municipality and city in Buskerud, Norway
  2. A town in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, United States, named after Drammen in Norway.

Translations

References

  • Unger, Carl Rikard (1896). Sproglig-historiske studier (in Norwegian). Kristiania, Norge: H. Aschehoug & Co. p. 37

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Bokmål Wikipedia has an article on:
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A view of the train station in Drammen, Norway.

Etymology

Newer form of Dramen, from Norwegian Dramn, with svarabhakti -e- and double consonant according to pronunciation, from Old Norse Drafn m (“the inner part of Drammensfjorden”), probably named after Drǫfn f (“Drammenselva”), from drǫfn (“wave”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Drammen

  1. Drammen (a municipality and city in Viken, formerly Buskerud, Eastern Norway, Norway)
  2. Drammen (a town in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, United States), named after Drammen in Norway

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → English: Drammen

References

  • “Drammen” in Store norske leksikon

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Newer form of Dramen and Dramn (see that).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Drammen

  1. Drammen (a city and municipality of Buskerud, Norway)
    • 2015 March 25, Knut Stavseng, “Sjøholt – ut av bakevja”, in Bygdebladet, page 26:
      «Det er betre med ein dram i timen enn ein time i Drammen».
      “It’s better with a dram per hour than an hour in Drammen”.

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  • “Drammen” in Store norske leksikon
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