Stord

See also: störd

Norwegian Bokmål

Proper noun

Stord

  1. A municipality (which has bystatus) on part of the island of Stord in Hordaland, Norway

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse Storð f.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /stuːr/, (newer, from written form) /sturd/
  • (Stord) IPA(key): [¹stu̞ːʁ], [¹stu̞ːʁn̩]
  • Hyphenation: Stórd

Proper noun

Stord f

  1. An island, town with bystatus and municipality of Sunnhordland district, Hordaland, Norway

Usage notes

While it shape-wise resembles the masculine definite form, the traditional spoken form [¹stu̞ːʁn̩] (Storden) likely stems from a now defunct dative form, from Old Norse Storðinni.

Derived terms

  • Stordabrua
  • stordabu (“someone from Stord”)
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