Setesdal

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• Setisdal, Sætesdal, Sætersdal, Setsdal
• Sætisdal (dialectal, Setesdal)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse *Setrsdalr, from setr n (“seat, residence”) and dalr m (“valley”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²sɛːtəsdaːl/, [²sɛ̝ː.təs.dɐ̞ˑl]
• (Setesdal) IPA^(key): [²sɛ̝ː.tɪs.dɐ̞ːl], [²sæː.tɪs.dɐ̞ːl]
• Rhymes: -aːl
• Hyphenation: Set‧es‧dal, Se‧tes‧dal

Proper noun

Setesdal m (definite Setesdalen)

1. Setesdal (a valley and historical district in Agder County in southern Norway)

Declension

  Dialectal declension of Sætisdal (strong a-stem, singular only)

masculine	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	Sætisdal	Sætisdalen
compound-genitive	Sætisdals-	―

Derived terms

• setesdalsbunad
• Setesdalsheiene
• setesdalsk
• setesdalskufte
• setesdalsrykkje
• setesdalsstakk
• setesdalsstev

 

See also

• sæbygg