Norway

English

Alternative forms

Norroway (archaic)
Norwey (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English Norwey, Norweye, Northwey, Norweȝe, Norewæiȝ, Norwæge, from Old English Norþweġ, a calque of Old Norse Norðvegr (“north way”), from norðr (“north”) + vegr (“way”), contrasted with suðrvegr (“south way”), i.e. Germany, and austrvegr (“east way”), the Baltic lands. Norwegian (1607) is from Medieval Latin Norvegia, with the -w- from Norway. Equivalent to North + way.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈnɔː.weɪ/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈnɔɹ.weɪ/
Audio (US) (file)

Proper noun

Norway

A country in Scandinavia, in northern Europe. Official name: Kingdom of Norway.
The former name of a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, now Upper Beaches.
A settlement in Prince Edward Island, Canada.
An unincorporatedcommunity in LaSalle County, Illinois.
A census-designated place in White County, Indiana.
A small city in Benton County, Iowa.
A rural unincorporatedcommunity in Republic County, Kansas.
A town in Oxford County, Maine.
A small city in Dickinson County, Michigan.
An unincorporatedcommunity in Thomas County, Nebraska.
A small town in Herkimer County, New York.
A small town in Orangeburg County, South Carolina.
A town in Racine County, Wisconsin.

Synonyms

Norwegia

Derived terms

Central Norway
Church of Norway
East Norway
Eastern Norway
New Norway
North Norway
Northern Norway
Norway House, Manitoba, Canada
Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus)
Norway maple (Acer platanoides)
Norway pine (Pinus resinosa)
Norway pout (Trisopterus esmarkii)
Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus)
Norway redfish (Sebastes viviparus)
Norway spruce (Picea abies)
South Norway
Southern Norway
West Norway
Western Norway

Related terms

Norwegian
Norwegian Current
Norwegian elkhound, Norsk elghund, elkhound
Norwegianisation
Norwegianise
Norwegianising
Norwegianization
Norwegianize
Norwegianizing
Norwegian saltpeter, Norgessalpeter, ( = calcium nitrate)
Norwegian Sea

Translations

Scandinavian country

Afrikaans: Noorweë
Albanian: Norvegji f (indefinite), Norvegjia (sq) f (definite)
Amharic: ኖርዌይ (norwey)
Arabic: النُّرْوِيج‎ f (an-nurwīj), النُّرْوِيج‎ f (an-nurwēg), نُرْوِيج‎ f (nurwīj), نُرْوِيج‎ f (nurwēg), النَّرُوج‎ f (an-narūj), نَرُوج‎ f (narūj)
Hijazi Arabic: النُّرْويج‎ f (an-nurwīj)
Armenian: Նորվեգիա (Norvegia)
Aromanian: Nurveghii f (indefinite), Nurveghia (definite), Nãrvãyii (indefinite), Nãrvãyia (definite)
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܢܲܪܒ݂ܲܝܓ‎ f (narwayg)
Asturian: Noruega (ast) f
Azerbaijani: Norveç (az)
Bashkir: Норвегия (Norvegiya)
Basque: Norvegia (eu)
Bavarian: Norwegn
Belarusian: Нарве́гія f (Narvjéhija), Нарвэ́гія f (Narvéhija) (Taraškievica)
Bengali: নরওয়ে (bn) (nôrôoye)
Breton: Norvegia (br)
Bulgarian: Норве́гия (bg) f (Norvégija)
Burmese: နော်ဝေ (nauwe)
Catalan: Noruega (ca) f, Norvègia (ca)
Chinese:
Cantonese: 挪威 (no⁴ wai¹)
Mandarin: 挪威 (zh) (Nuówēi)
Cornish: Norgagh m
Czech: Norsko (cs) n
Danish: Norge (da) n
Dhivehi: ނޯވޭ‎ (dv) (nōvē)
Dutch: Noorwegen (nl) n
Dzongkha: ནོ་ཝེ་ (no we)
Esperanto: Norvegio, Norvegujo (eo)
Estonian: Norra (et)
Farefare: Norsore
Faroese: Noreg (fo) n, Norra n, Noregsland n, Noregur m
Finnish: Norja (fi)
French: Norvège (fr) f
Galician: Noruega (gl) f
Georgian: ნორვეგია (ka) (norvegia)
German: Norwegen (de) n
Greek: Νορβηγία (el) f (Norvigía)
Greenlandic: Norge (kl)
Hausa: Norwe, Nowe
Hawaiian: Nolewai
Hebrew: נורווגיה \\ נוֹרְוֶגְיָה‎ (he) f (norvégya) (cf. נוֹרְבֶגְיָה‎ (he) f)
Hiligaynon: Norwega
Hindi: नॉर्वे (hi) (nŏrve)
Hungarian: Norvégia (hu)
Icelandic: Noregur (is) m
Ido: Norvegia (io)
Inari Sami: Taažâ
Indonesian: Norwegia (id)
Interlingua: Norvega, Norvegia
Irish: An Iorua f, Ríocht na hIorua f
Italian: Norvegia (it) f
Japanese: ノルウェー (ja) (Noruwē), (obsolete) 諾威 (ja) (Noruwē)
Kazakh: Норвегия (Norvegiä)
Khmer: ន័រវែស (km) (nɔəvɛɛh)
Kildin Sami: Та̄р е̄ммьне (Tār ’ēmm’nje)
Korean: 노르웨이 (ko) (Noreuwei)
Kurdish:
Northern Kurdish: Norwêc
Kven: Norja, Ruiđa
Kyrgyz: Норвегия (Norvegiya)
Lao: ນອກແວ (nǭk wǣ)
Latin: Norvegia f
Latvian: Norvēģija f
Limburgish: Nórwaeg n
Lithuanian: Norvegija (lt) f
Livonian: Norvēgmō
Livvi: Norviegii
Lule Sami: Vuodna
Luxembourgish: Norwegen (lb) n
Macedonian: Норвешка (mk) f (Norveška)
Malay: Norway
Maltese: Norveġja
Manx: Loghlyn
Maori: Nōwei, Norowe
Mongolian:
Cyrillic: Норвеги (mn) (Norvegi)
Norman: Norouague f
Northern Sami: Norga
Norwegian:
Bokmål: Norge (no) n
Nynorsk: Noreg (nn) n
Occitan: Norvègia (oc) f
Old English: Norþweġ m
Old French: Norweie f
Oriya: ନରୱେ (nôrôwe)
Ossetian: Норвеги (Norvegi)
Pashto: ناروې‎ f (nārwe)
Pennsylvania German: Norwegen n
Persian: نروژ‎ (fa) (norvež)
Pite Sami: Vuodna
Polish: Norwegia (pl) f
Portuguese: Noruega (pt) f
Punjabi: please add this translation if you can
Rarotongan: Noruē
Romani:
Vlax Romani: Norvejiya
Romanian: Norvegia (ro) f
Russian: Норве́гия (ru) f (Norvégija)
Rusyn: Норьско n (Norʹsko)
Scots: Norawa
Scottish Gaelic: Nirribhidh f, Lochlann m or f
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: Но̀рвешка̄ f
Roman: Nòrveškā (sh) f
Sicilian: Nurbeggia f
Silesian: Norwygijo f
Sinhalese: නෝර්වේ (nōrwē)
Skolt Sami: Taarr
Slovak: Nórsko (sk) n
Slovene: Norvẹ̑ška (sl) f
Southern Sami: Nöörje, Nøørje
Spanish: Noruega (es) f
Swahili: Norwe (sw)
Swedish: Norge (sv) n
Tagalog: Norwega
Tajik: Норвегия (tg) (Norvegiya)
Tatar: Норвегия (Norwegiya)
Telugu: నార్వే (te) (nārvē)
Thai: นอร์เวย์ (th) (nɔɔ-wee)
Tigrinya: ኖርዌ (norwe)
Turkish: Norveç (tr)
Turkmen: Norwegiýa
Ukrainian: Норве́гія (uk) f (Norvéhija), Норве́ґія f (Norvégija)
Urdu: ناروے‎ (norve)
Uyghur: نورۋېگىيە‎ (norwëgiye)
Uzbek: Norvegiya (uz)
Vietnamese: Na Uy (vi) (挪威)
Volapük: Norgän (vo)
Võro: Norra
Welsh: Norwy (cy) f
Yiddish: נאָרוועגיע‎ n (norvegye)
Yoruba: Nọọwii
Zhuang: Nozveih

Noun

Norway (plural Norways)

Short for Norway rat.