Glittertinden

Norwegian Bokmål

Skiers on their way towards the Glittertind peak in Jotunheimen.

Alternative forms

Glittertind (historical)

Etymology

First part from the river Glitra (“Glitra”), from the verb glitre (“to glitter, sparkle”), from Old Norse glitra. The last part is the definite singular form of tind (“mountain peak”), from Old Norse tindr.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɡlɪtːəʈɪn(d)n̩/, /ˈɡlɪtːəʁtɪn(d)n̩/
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Rhymes: -ɪndn̩, -ɪnn̩
Hyphenation: Gli‧ter‧tind‧en

Proper noun

Glittertinden

Glittertind (a mountain in Jotunheimen, Lom, Innlandet, Eastern Norway, Norway)

References

“Glittertinden” in Store norske leksikon