åmot
See also: Aamot and Åmot
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From å (“a small river”) + mot (“a meeting”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈôːmut/
Noun
åmot n (definite singular åmotet, indefinite plural åmot, definite plural åmota or åmotene)
- a confluence of two rivers
References
- “åmot” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “åmot” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
- Ivar Aasen (1850), “19”, in Ordbog over det norske Folkesprog, Oslo: Samlaget, published 2000
- Falk, Hjalmar; Torp, Alf (1903–06) Etymologisk ordbog over det norske og det danske sprog [Etymological Dictionary of the Norwegian and Danish Languages], page 1
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From å (“a small river”) + mot (“a meeting”).
Noun
åmot n (definite singular åmotet, indefinite plural åmot, definite plural åmota)
- a confluence of two rivers
References
- “åmot” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.