Glittertinden

Norwegian Bokmål

Skiers on their way towards the Glittertind peak in Jotunheimen.

Alternative forms

• Glittertind (historical)

Etymology

First part from the river Glitra (“Glitra”), from the verb glitre (“to glitter, sparkle”), from Old Norse glitra. The last part is the definite singular form of tind (“mountain peak”), from Old Norse tindr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡlɪtːəʈɪn(d)n̩/, /ˈɡlɪtːəʁtɪn(d)n̩/

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• Rhymes: -ɪndn̩, -ɪnn̩
• Hyphenation: Glit‧ter‧tind‧en

Proper noun

Glittertinden

1. Glittertind (a mountain in Jotunheimen, Lom, Innlandet, Eastern Norway, Norway)

References

• “Glittertinden” in Store norske leksikon