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Stavsjøen
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Norwegian Bokmål
no:Stavsjøen
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Etymology
nb gem-pro *stabaz
nb gem-pro *saiwiz
From nb stav sjø staff, rod lake, sea, with linking nb -s- interfix and the definite suffix nb -en definite singular suffix, literally “the staff lake”. The first element nb stav staff, rod is from nb non stafr staff, stave, from nb gem-pro *stabaz staff, stick. The second element nb sjø lake, sea is from nb non sjór sea, from nb gem-pro *saiwiz sea, lake.
Compare sv Stavsjön place name.
Pronunciation
nb /ˈstɑːʋˌʃøː.ən/
nb ɑːʋʃøːən 3
nb Stav sjø en
Proper noun
nb proper noun
nb lake mun/Ringsaker county/Innlandet c/Norway
Derived terms
nb Stavsjø village named after the lake
Further reading
“Stavsjøen” in Kartverket’s Sentralt stadnamnregister.
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