Ørsta

Norwegian Bokmål

Proper noun

Ørsta

1. A municipality of Møre og Romsdal, Norway

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Definite form; from Old Norse Ǿrstr m, a fjord name. Possibly from Proto-Norse *Wōristaʀ, related to Old Norse ǿrr (“raging”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /¹œrsta/
• (Ørsta) IPA^(key): [¹œɾ̥ˠ.stɐ̞]

Proper noun

Ørsta f (indefinite Ørst, definite dative (Sunnmøre) Ørstinne)

1. A village and municipality of Møre og Romsdal, Norway

Usage notes

Compounds with Ørst(a) use the genitive Ørsta-, from older *Ǿrstar.

Derived terms

• Ørstaelva
• Ørstafjorden
• ørsting (“someone from Ørsta”)

Related terms

• ør