kjøpstad
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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Noun
kjøpstad m (definite singular kjøpstaden, indefinite plural kjøpsteder, definite plural kjøpstedene)
- (chiefly historical) a town where trade is carried on, kjøpstad privileges being granted by a monarch; roughly equivalent to a British market town.
References
- “kjøpstad” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “kjøpstad” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Noun
kjøpstad m (definite singular kjøpstaden, indefinite plural kjøpstader or kjøpstadar, definite plural kjøpstadene or kjøpstadane)
- (chiefly historical) a town where trade is carried on, kjøpstad privileges being granted by a monarch; roughly equivalent to a British market town.
References
- “kjøpstad” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.