Dramn

Norwegian Nynorsk nn: nn:Drammen kommune Alternative forms nn Dramen Drammen pronunciation spellings Etymology From the nn non Drǫfn f (genitive non Drafnar), originally a river name, from non drǫfn wave. From this is also the old fjord name non Drafn m. Cognate with is Dröfn f. Pronunciation nn /dramn/ /ˈdramːn̩/ nn amn amːn̩ nn Dramn Dram n Proper noun nn proper noun f nn city/and/municipality co/Buskerud c/Norway Drammen nn 1895 w:Marius Hægstad w:Hans Reusch Ei liti landkunna elder geografi – paa landsmaal etter sette utgaava 18 Dramn ligg langs etter Dramselvi paa baade sidor. Drammen lies next to the Drammen river on both sides. nn 1999 Håvard Tangen Quo vadis, sudaustlandske mål? Målføri og nynorsken 39 https://www.nb.no/items/82ee695dca477ebc2decfe6ce560f503?page=38 Oslo-formene tevlar òg ut andre byformer som det kjem til å støyta på, t.d. i Dramn og Moss. The Oslo forms also outcompete other city forms which they encounter, e.g. in Drammen and Moss. Usage notes This form has traditionally been favoured over nn Drammen by Nynorsk writers, with the highest frequency in the 1800s and early 1900s. Derived terms nn Dramnselv, nn Dramselv f the Drammen River nn dramnsmann m someone from Drammen nn Dramsfjorden Related terms nn Dramdal < non *Drafnardalr References