Troms og Finnmark

The county consists of the two former counties Troms (“Troms”) and Finnmark (“Finnmark”), connected with og (“and”), from Old Norse ok (“and”), from earlier auk (“and”), from Proto-Germanic *auk (“also, too, furthermore”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewg- (“to increase, enlarge”).

The name of Troms (“Troms”) comes from Old Norse Trums (“Tromsøya”), originally the name of an island, possibly from straumr (“stream, current, tide”), from Proto-Germanic *straumaz (“stream, current, river”), from Proto-Indo-European *srowmos, *strow-mo-s, from *srew- (“to flow, stream”), possibly from *ser- (“to flow”). Doublet of Tromsø.

The name of Finnmark (“Finnmark”) comes from Old Norse Finnmǫrk (“Finnmark”), first part from finn, finnar (“Sami person”). Last part mǫrk (“forest, woodland, borderland”), from Proto-Germanic *markō (“border, boundary, area”), from Proto-Indo-European *morǵ- (“edge, boundary, border”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈtrʊms.ɔ.fɪnːmark/

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• Rhymes: -ark
• Hyphenation: Troms‧og‧Finn‧mark

Troms og Finnmark

1. Troms og Finnmark (a county of Northern Norway, Norway)

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