Stjørdal

Norwegian Bokmål

Proper noun

Stjørdal

  1. A municipality of Trøndelag, Norway, formerly in Nord-Trøndelag (until 1 January 2018).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Stjørdal with the Stjørdal River

Alternative forms

  • Stjordal(en)
  • Sjørdal (misspelling)

Etymology

From Old Norse Stjóradalr, from *Stjór f, an old name of the Stjørdal River, and dalr (“valley”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²ʃørdaːl/, /²ʃørdaːɽ/
  • (Trøndelag) IPA(key): [²ʂøɻ.ɖɐ̞ˑɽ], [²ʂøɖ.ɖɐ̞ˑɽ]

Proper noun

Stjørdal m (definite Stjørdalen, definite dative (dialectal, Trøndelag) Stjørdala)

  1. A municipality and parish in northern Trøndelag, Norway
  2. (definite form) A valley and traditional district in northern Trøndelag, Norway
  3. Short for Stjørdalshalsen.

Usage notes

The definite form Stjørdalen is commonly used in Trøndelag instead of the indefinite form.

Derived terms

  • stjørdaling (“someone from Stjørdal”)
  • Stjørdalselva (“the Stjørdal River”)
  • Stjørdalsfjorden (“the Stjørdal Fjord”)
  • Stjørdalshalsen
  • stjørdalsøl (“traditional beer from Stjørdal”)
  • Stjordølafylke
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