Arendal

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse Arnárdalr, Arnardalr (“Arendal”), from arnar (“eagle's”) +‎ dalr (“valley”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɑːɳ̩dɑːl/, /ˈɑːʁn̩dɑːl/
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  • Rhymes: -ɑːl
  • Hyphenation: Ar‧en‧dal

Proper noun

Arendal

  1. Arendal (a municipality, urban area, and city in Agder, Norway)

Derived terms
  • arendalitt (“a person from Arendal”)
  • arendalsk (“of or pertaining to Arendal or its people”)

References
  • “Arendal” in Store norske leksikon

Norwegian Nynorsk

Proper noun

Arendal

  1. A town with bystatus and municipality of Aust-Agder, Norway
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