Nidaros

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The River Nid (Nidelva), in Trondheim, Norway.
The Nidaros Cathedral (Nidarosdomen), in Trondheim, Norway.

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse Niðaróss, Niðarós from Niðar, genitive of Nið f (“the River Nid”) + óss (“river mouth”). This was the Old Norse name of the city Trondheim, and was revived in the 19th century to replace the Danish name Trondhjem. It became the official name in 1929, but due to protests, it was changed to Trondheim the following year.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²niːdaru(ˑ)s/, (expected but unattested) /²nɪːarus/
  • Rhymes: -uːs, -us
  • Hyphenation: Nid‧ar‧ós, Ni‧da‧rós
  • Note: As the name is mostly known through writing, the expected pronunciation without /d/ is unattested.

Proper noun

Nidaros m

  1. (unofficial or historical) a city in Trøndelag, Norway
    Synonym: Trondheim
    • 1860, Aasmund O. Vinje, Ferdaminni fraa Sumaren 1860., Christiania: Printed by Bergh & Ellefsen, page 128:
      der eg liksom skvatt tilbake paa Dekket og sagde: „Aa, gamle Nidaros! er du der?“
      where I sort of jumped back on the deck and said: “Oh, old Nidaros! are you there?”
  2. ellipsis of Nidaros bispedøme (“Diocese of Nidaros”).
    bispen i Nidaros ― the bishop of (the diocese of) Nidaros

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Gustav Indrebø (1930) Nidarosnamnet og Trondhjemsnamnet i Noreg: nye granskingar um bynamnet‎, Oslo: Noregs mållag
  • Gustav Indrebø (1928) Nidaros‎, Oslo: Noregs ungdomslag
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