Mjøndal
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
Forms in older sources
- Miønnedall (1578)
- Miwlnædalæn (1418)
- (i) Mølnadalenum (1417, dative)
Etymology
From Old Norse *Mylnudalr, from mylna (“mill”) + dalr (“valley”), with a breaking of the -y-, yielding -jø-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²mjøndaːɽ/, (definite form) /²mjøndaɳ/
Proper noun
Mjøndal m (definite Mjøndalen)
- (definite form) a village in Drammen, Buskerud, Norway, formerly in Nedre Eiker
Derived terms
- Mjøndalsbrua