midnattssol

Norwegian Bokmål

Midnight sun at Tromsø in June.

Etymology

From midnatt (“midnight”) +‎ -s- +‎ sol (“sun”).

Noun

midnattssol f or m (definite singular midnattssola or midnattssolen, uncountable)

1. the midnight sun

   midnattssolens land ― the land of the midnight sun

See also

• mørketid

References

• “midnattssol” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Midnattssol, Bodø 1948 / 1949.

Etymology

From midnatt (“midnight”) +‎ -s- +‎ sol (“sun”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /midnatsuːl/

Noun

midnattssol f (definite singular midnattssola, uncountable)

1. midnight sun

   Mesteparten av Nord-Noreg har midnattssol om sommaren.

   Most of Northern Norway experiences midnight sun during the summer.

See also

• mørketid

References

• “midnattssol” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.