Norrmalm
English
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The location of Norrmalm.
Proper noun
[edit]Norrmalm
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Compound of norr (“north”) + malm (“sandy hill; suburb”), formed in analogy with Södermalm. Inherited from Old Swedish Norræmalm. The term malm originally referred to the sandy slopes of the esker Brunkebergsåsen but, over time, evolved to be equivalent to "suburb" or "outskirt". First attested in 1288.[1]
Proper noun
[edit]Norrmalm ? (genitive Norrmalms)
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- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- en:Suburbs in Sweden
- en:Places in Stockholm
- en:Places in Sweden
- Swedish compound terms
- Swedish terms inherited from Old Swedish
- Swedish terms derived from Old Swedish
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish proper nouns
- sv:Suburbs in Sweden
- sv:Places in Stockholm
- sv:Places in Sweden