Kvinesdal

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• Kvinnesdal (alternative spelling)

Etymology

From Old Norse Hvínisdalr, from the fjord name Hvínir (now Fedafjorden), an ia-derivation of the river name *Hvín.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²kviːnəsdaːl/, (local pronunciations) /²kvinːəsdaːl/, /²kveːnəsdaːl/
• Hyphenation: Kví‧nes‧dal

Proper noun

Kvinesdal m (definite Kvinesdalen)

1. A municipality Western Agder, Norway
2. (definite form) A valley Western Agder, Norway

Derived terms

• kvindøle, kvinndøl (“someone from Kvinesdal”)

Related terms

• Kvina
• Kvinesfjorden
• Kvinlog