grevskap
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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Noun
grevskap n (definite singular grevskapet, indefinite plural grevskap or grevskaper, definite plural grevskapa or grevskapene)
- (historical) the domain of a count (nobleman)
- a county (e.g. in Britain and Ireland)
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- Jeg er født og oppvokst i Grevskapet Leitrim i Irland, det minste grevskapet i landet, med en befolkning på omtrent 25 000.
- I was born and grew up in County Leitrim in Ireland, the smallest county in the country with a population of around 25,000.
Related terms
References
- “grevskap” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Noun
grevskap n (definite singular grevskapet, indefinite plural grevskap, definite plural grevskapa)
- (historical) the domain of a count (nobleman)
- a county (e.g. in Britain and Ireland)
Related terms
References
- “grevskap” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Swedish grevaskap, from Middle Low German greveschap. By surface analysis, greve + -skap.
Noun
grevskap n
Declension
Declension of grevskap