Skudeneshavn

Norwegian Bokmål

The old town of Skudeneshavn in Karmøy, Norway.

Etymology

Skudenes +‎ havn, first part from the former municipality Skudenes, from skute (“vessel, craft, ship”), Old Norse skúta + from nes (“headland”), from Old Norse nes (“headland”). Last part from Old Norse hǫfn (“port, harbor, haven”), from Proto-Germanic *habanō, *habnō (“harbour, haven”), from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂póneh₂ or *kh₂pnéh₂, from the root *keh₂p- (“to take, seize, grasp”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskʉːdɛnəshaʋn/

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• Rhymes: -aʋn
• Hyphenation: Sku‧de‧nes‧havn

Proper noun

Skudeneshavn

1. Skudeneshavn (a town and former municipality of Karmøy, Rogaland, Western Norway, Norway)

References

• “Skudeneshavn” in Store norske leksikon

Norwegian Nynorsk

Proper noun

Skudeneshavn

1. a town with bystatus in Karmøy, Rogaland, Norway