Oppland

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Norwegian Oppland.

Proper noun

Oppland (uncountable)

1. (historical) A county of Norway

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Oppland

1. A county of Norway

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• Uppland, Upplond

Etymology

From Old Norse Upplǫnd n pl, from upp (“up”) +‎ lǫnd (“lands”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²upːlan(d)/, [²u̞pː.lɐ̞nd], [²u̞pː.lɐ̞nˑ]
• (Gudbrand Valley) IPA^(key): [²uʰpː.lɐ̞nˑ]

Proper noun

Oppland n pl (definite plural Opplanda)

1. A county of Eastern Norway
2. (definite) The districts of the inner parts of Norway south of Dovre, mainly Gudbrandsdalen, Østerdalen, Hedmarken and Toten

Derived terms

• opplending
• opplandsk

Related terms

• oppland (“the inner parts of a country”, literally “up-land”)