Drammen

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See also: drammen

English

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 Drammen, Norway on Wikipedia
 Drammen, Wisconsin on Wikipedia

Etymology

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From Norwegian Drammen, from Old Norse Drafn, from drǫfn (wave).

Proper noun

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Drammen

  1. A municipality and city in Buskerud, Norway
  2. A town in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, United States, named after Drammen in Norway.

Translations

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References

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  • Unger, Carl Rikard (1896). Sproglig-historiske studier (in Norwegian). Kristiania, Norge: H. Aschehoug & Co. p. 37

Norwegian Bokmål

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Norwegian Bokmål Wikipedia has an article on:
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A view of the train station in Drammen, Norway.

Etymology

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Newer form of Dramen, from Norwegian Dramn, with svarabhakti -e- and double consonant according to pronunciation, from Old Norse Drafn m (the inner part of Drammensfjorden), probably named after Drǫfn f (Drammenselva), from drǫfn (wave).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Drammen

  1. Drammen (a municipality and city in Viken, formerly Buskerud, Eastern Norway, Norway)
  2. Drammen (a town in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, United States), named after Drammen in Norway

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • English: Drammen

References

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  • Drammen” in Store norske leksikon

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Newer form of Dramen and Dramn (see that).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Drammen

  1. Drammen (a city and municipality of Buskerud, Norway)
    • 2015 March 25, Knut Stavseng, “Sjøholt – ut av bakevja”, in Bygdebladet, page 26:
      «Det er betre med ein dram i timen enn ein time i Drammen».
      “It’s better with a dram per hour than an hour in Drammen”.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  • Drammen” in Store norske leksikon