Svelvik

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Norwegian Bokmål

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 Svelvik on Norwegian Bokmål Wikipedia
 Svelvik (tettsted) on Norwegian Bokmål Wikipedia

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /²sʋɛɽˌʋiˑk/, /²sʋæɽˌʋiˑk/

Proper noun

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Svelvik f (definite form Svelvika)

  1. A town with bystatus and municipality of Vestfold, Norway. The municipality is to be merged with Nedre Eiker and Drammen from 1 January 2020 under the name Drammen.

Norwegian Nynorsk

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 Svelvik on Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia
 Svelvik kommune on Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Norse Sverðvík, likely a newer form of *Sverfðvík, from *sverfð (a whirl), a nominalised form of sverfa (to whirl), and vík. The first part may be in reference to the Svelvik current.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /²svæɽviːk/, [ˈsʋǽɽˌʋǐˑk]

Proper noun

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Svelvik f (definite form Svelvika)

  1. A town with bystatus in Drammen, Norway.
  2. A former municipality of Vestfold, Norway. Joined Drammen on 1 January 2020.

Derived terms

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