Aspøya

Norwegian Bokmål no:Aspøy,Aspøya thumb|Aspøya in central Ålesund, seen from Aksla. thumb|Aspøya in Tingvoll, seen across Tingvollfjorden. Alternative forms nb Aspøy Ålesund island and district Etymology For the Ålesund and Tingvoll names, from an older island name Aspa, a weak feminine formation based on nb non ǫsp aspen, from nb gem-pro *aspō aspen. Oluf Rygh explicitly identifies the names in Ålesund and Tingvoll as the same old island-name type. The historical etymologies of the names in Flatanger, Steigen, Brønnøy and Steinkjer have not been established. They may be parallel formations of the same type, but this cannot be assumed from the modern spelling alone. nb asp øy aspen island, with the feminine definite singular ending -a; literally “the aspen island”. Pronunciation nb /²asp.œʏ.a/ [ˈâsp.œʏ.a] nb œʏa 3 nb Asp øy a Proper noun nb proper noun Aspøya; nb island mun/Ålesund county/Møre og Romsdal c/Norway, one of the central islands of the city of Ålesund nb Mye av Ålesund sentrum ligger på Aspøya. Much of central Ålesund lies on Aspøya. Aspøya; nb neighborhood city/Ålesund county/Møre og Romsdal c/Norway, occupying the island above Aspøya; nb island mun/Tingvoll county/Møre og Romsdal c/Norway, between Freifjorden and Tingvollfjorden Aspøya; nb island mun/Flatanger county/Trøndelag c/Norway, west of Gladsøya nb 26 January 2014 Ove Magne Ribsskog Stort område avsvidd på Aspøya Flatangernytt Et område på 300-400 dekar lyng og kratt ble avsvidd på nordvest-sida av Aspøya i lyngbrannen søndag. An area of 300–400 decares of heather and scrub was burned on the northwestern side of Aspøya in Sunday's heath fire. Aspøya; nb island mun/Steigen county/Nordland c/Norway, in the coastal archipelago near Nordskot Aspøya; nb island mun/Brønnøy county/Nordland c/Norway, in the coastal archipelago west of Brønnøysund Aspøya; nb islet mun/Steinkjer county/Trøndelag c/Norway, a name borne by two small sea islets in the municipality, one of them in Beitstadfjorden near Langøya nb 3 February 2009 To reddet opp etter å ha gått gjennom isen Dagbladet Ulykken skjedde i Beistadfjorden mellom Aspøya og Langøya, og en større redningsaksjon ble straks satt i gang. The accident happened in Beitstadfjorden between Aspøya and Langøya, and a major rescue operation was immediately launched. Usage notes For the island and district in Ålesund, nb Aspøya and nb Aspøy are both used; the latter alternative applies specifically to the Ålesund name. Two separate sea islets named nb Aspøya are recorded in Steinkjer municipality. See also nb Ålesundet sound between Aspøya and Nørvøya nb Brosundet inner-harbour waterway in Ålesund References Rygh, Oluf and Karl Rygh (1908), Norske Gaardnavne, volume 13: Romsdals Amt, Kristiania: W. C. Fabritius & Sønner. “Aspøya” in Kartverket's Sentralt stadnamnregister. Tingvoll Sveian, Harald and Lars Olsen (2014), NORD-FLATANGER 1624-2, kvartærgeologisk kart, Norges geologiske undersøkelse. Solli, Arne, Sigbjørn Kollung and David Speedyman (2020), STEIGEN 2030-1, berggrunnskart, Norges geologiske undersøkelse. “Aspøya – Ålesund” in Store norske leksikon.