Rogaland
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English
Proper noun
Rogaland
- A county of Norway
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Icelandic
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Rogaland n
Declension
| Declension of Rogaland | ||
|---|---|---|
| n-s | singular | |
| indefinite | ||
| nominative | Rogaland | |
| accusative | Rogaland | |
| dative | Rogalandi | |
| genitive | Rogalands | |
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Old Norse Rogaland, from genitive of rygir m pl (“the people living in Rogaland”), and land. The name fell out of use in the Middle Age, but was taken back as county name in 1918.
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
Rogaland
- A county of Western Norway
Related terms
See also
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Old Norse Rogaland, from genitive of rygir m pl (“the people living in Rogaland”), and land. The name fell out of use in the Middle Age, but was taken back as county name in 1918.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²ruːɡalan(d)/
- Notes: The pronunciation is from the written form; a genuine spoken form would likely be /²roːɡalan(d)/.
Proper noun
Rogaland n
- A county of western Norway
Related terms
- rogalending
- Rogheim
- rug (“rye”)
- Ryfylke, Rygjafylke
- ryger