Rosenborg

Norwegian Bokmål no:Rosenborg (Trondheim),Rosenborg slott,Rosenborg Ballklub thumb|A house on Rosenborg gate in Trondheim. thumb|Rosenborgbanen sports ground. thumb|Rosenborg Castle in Copenhagen. Etymology nb ine-pro *wr̥dʰos *bʰerǵʰ- From nb rose borg rose castle, fortress; place-name element, with linking/genitive -n-, literally “rose castle”. The first element nb rose rose is ultimately from nb la rosa rose, of uncertain deeper origin, often traced via Ancient Greek and Iranian to nb ine-pro *wr̥dʰos sweetbriar. The second element nb borg is from nb non borg fortress, castle, from nb gem-pro *burgz fortified settlement, stronghold. The Trondheim place name comes from the former farm Rosenborg, established when no Bakke gård (Trondheim) Bakke gård was divided in 1835. Abraham Bredahl Rosenvinge gave the property the name Rosenborg, derived from the family name Rosenvinge. The Copenhagen castle was named Rosenborg by Christian IV and interpreted as “Castle of Roses”. The football-club name is from the Trondheim neighborhood. Compare da Rosenborg, sv Rosenborg and de Rosenburg place name, literally “rose castle”. Pronunciation nb /ˈruː.sənˌbɔrɡ/ nb uːsənbɔrɡ 3 nb Ro sen borg Proper noun nb proper noun nb neighborhood city/Trondheim county/Trøndelag c/Norway nb castle city/Copenhagen c/Denmark, usually no Rosenborg slott Rosenborg Castle in full nb football no Rosenborg Ballklub, a football club from Trondheim, Norway Usage notes The bare name nb Rosenborg is especially common for no Rosenborg Ballklub in football contexts. References “Rosenborg – bydel i Trondheim” in Store norske leksikon. “Rosenborg” in WikiStrinda, Strinda historielag no. “Club History”, Rosenborg Ballklub. “Christian IV and Rosenborg Castle”, Gerson Digital: Denmark. “Category:Rosenborg, Trondheim” on Wikimedia Commons. “Category:Rosenborg Castle” on Wikimedia Commons.