Steinkjer

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Norwegian Steinkjer.

Proper noun

Steinkjer

1. A municipality of Trøndelag, Norway.

Norwegian Bokmål

Proper noun

Steinkjer

1. a town with bystatus and municipality of Trøndelag, Norway, formerly in Nord-Trøndelag (until 1 January 2018).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse Steinker, from stein +‎ ker. Cognate with Icelandic Steinker, Swedish Stenkär, and Danish Stenkær.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²stɛɪnçər/, /²stɛɪːnˌçɛːr/
• (Steinkjer) IPA^(key): /²stençər/, [²steɲçəɾ]

Proper noun

Steinkjer n

1. a city and municipality northern Trøndelag, Norway

Derived terms

• steinkjerbygg (“someone from Steinkjer”)
• Steinkjerelva (“Steinkjer River”)
• Steinkjersandan