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Norwegia

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English

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Etymology

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From Old English Norweġ, Norþweġ (Norway), from Old Norse *Norðvegr, Norvegr, and later Noregr (Norway (north way)), from norðr (north) +‎ vegr (way).

Proper noun

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Norwegia

  1. Synonym of Norway

Indonesian

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Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin Norwegia, Norvegia, from Old Norse Norvegr (north way), from norðr (north) +‎ vegr (way).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /nɔr.we.ɡia̯/
  • Rhymes: -ɡia̯
  • Hyphenation: Nor‧we‧gia

Proper noun

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Norwegia

  1. Norway:
    1. A country in Scandinavia, in northern Europe. Official name: Kingdom of Norway.

Further reading

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Latin

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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Norwegia f sg (genitive Norwegiae); first declension

  1. Alternative form of Norvegia
    • c. 14th–15th century, Antiquæ Constitutiones Regni Angliæ, sub Regibus Joanne, Henrico Tertio, et Edoardo Primo, circa Jurisdictionem et Potestatem Ecclesiasticam, London, published 1672, page 517:
      Et præterea omnes probi homines de Scotia ſunt jurati propinquiori de ſanguine Regis Alexandri, qui ultimo obiit, qui de jure hæreditare debebit, ſi dicta Margareta filia Regis Norwegiæ ſine hærede de corpore ſuo obiret.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

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First-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Norwegia
genitive Norwegiae
dative Norwegiae
accusative Norwegiam
ablative Norwegiā
vocative Norwegia

References

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Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin Norwegia, Norvegia, from Old Norse Norvegr (north way), from norðr (north) +‎ vegr (way).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /nɔrˈvɛ.ɡja/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛɡja
  • Syllabification: Nor‧we‧gia

Proper noun

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Norwegia f

  1. Norway (a country in Northern Europe)

Declension

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Derived terms

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See also

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Further reading

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  • Norwegia in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • Norwegia in Polish dictionaries at PWN