Vardø

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See also: vardo and Vårdö

English

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Proper noun

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Vardø

  1. A town with bystatus and municipality of Finnmark, Norway

Translations

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Anagrams

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Norwegian Bokmål

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 Vardø on Norwegian Wikipedia
 Vardø (tettsted) on Norwegian Wikipedia

Proper noun

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Vardø

  1. A town with bystatus and municipality of Finnmark, Norway

Norwegian Nynorsk

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 Vardø on Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia
 Vardø kommune on Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Danicised form of Vordøy, Vardøy; from Middle Norwegian *Vǫrð(u)øy, from varða +‎ ey. Replaced earlier Vargøy.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /²vaɖːø/
  • Note: The traditional pronunciation is /²vɔːrœʏːa/, more akin to the written form Vordøy.

Proper noun

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Vardø

  1. A town with bystatus and municipality of Finnmark, Norway