Stavanger

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Proper noun

Stavanger

  1. A city and municipality in Rogaland, Norway. It is also the third largest city in Norway after Oslo and Bergen.

Translations

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Autumn in Stavanger.

Etymology

From Old Norse Stafangr, a compound of stafr +‎ angr. Akin to Stavang. The meanings of the composite words are straightforward, but what exactly they refer to is unclear.

  • angr (“bay, fjord”), in reference to a body of water. This could be Breiavatnet, Byfjorden, Hillevågsvatnet, Vågen , or Østervåg. Norwegian etymologist Inge Særheim sees Vågen, the inlet atop the mouth of which stands the Stavanger Cathedral, as the most likely candidate.
  • stafr (“staff”), from Proto-Germanic *stabaz, relating to the straight and unbending shape of a landform. This could refer to the out-jutting headland on the east lip of Vågen, a steep drop down into (the shore of) a body of water, or simply the unbending shape of the body of water in question. Byfjorden, Hillevågsvatnet, and Vågen all have straightish shapes.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /staˈʋaŋːər/
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  • Rhymes: -ər
  • Hyphenation: Sta‧vang‧er

Proper noun

Stavanger

  1. Stavanger (a city and municipality of Rogaland, Norway)
  2. Stavanger (a historical county from 1662 to 1919, roughly equivalent to modern day Rogaland, Norway)

Derived terms

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Inge Særheim (2007) “Stavanger”, in Stadnamn i Rogaland [Place Names in Rogaland] (in Norwegian Nynorsk), Fagbokforlaget, →ISBN, page 216

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Vågen seen from the air
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Etymology

From Old Norse Stafangr, a compound of stafr +‎ angr. Akin to Stavang. The meanings of the composite words are straightforward, but what exactly they refer to is unclear.

  • angr (“bay, fjord”), in reference to a body of water. This could be Breiavatnet, Byfjorden, Hillevågsvatnet, Vågen , or Østervåg. Norwegian etymologist Inge Særheim sees Vågen, the inlet atop the mouth of which stands the Stavanger Cathedral, as the most likely candidate.
  • stafr (“staff”), from Proto-Germanic *stabaz, relating to the straight and unbending shape of a landform. This could refer to the out-jutting headland on the east lip of Vågen, a steep drop down into (the shore of) a body of water, or simply the unbending shape of the body of water in question. Byfjorden, Hillevågsvatnet, and Vågen all have straightish shapes.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Stavanger m

  1. A city and municipality of Rogaland, Norway.
  2. (now historical) A former county (amt) in Norway, from 1662 to 1919, roughly equivalent to modern-day Rogaland.

Derived terms

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Inge Særheim (2007) “Stavanger”, in Stadnamn i Rogaland [Place Names in Rogaland] (in Norwegian Nynorsk), Fagbokforlaget, →ISBN, page 216

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