Mjøsa
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English
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Proper noun
[edit]Mjøsa
- Norway's largest lake, creating a natural border between Toten and Hedemarken. The cities like Gjøvik, Brumunddal, Hamar, Minnesund, Lillehammer and Moelv are located on the coast of this lake.
Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Definite form; from Old Norse Mjǫrs f, from Proto-Germanic *Mersō, an s-derivation of Proto-Indo-European *mer-, whence also merja (“to crush”).
Proper noun
[edit]Mjøsa f (indefinite Mjøs)
Usage notes
[edit]Compounds with Mjøsa use the indefinite form Mjøs.
- mjøsaure
- mjøsby (“a city by Mjøsa”)
- mjøsbygd (“a village by Mjøsa”)
- mjøsfiskar
- mjøsfiske
Categories:
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English terms spelled with Ø
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms inherited from Old Norse
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Old Norse
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk proper nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk feminine nouns
- nn:Lakes
- nn:Places in Oppland
- nn:Places in Norway
- nn:Places in Hedmark