Longyearbyen

English thumb|View of Longyearbyen Etymology en :bor nb:Longyearbyen 2 Named after American businessman John Munro Longyear (1850–1922), whose company established the early settlement that would become the town. Pronunciation en /ˈlɒŋˌjɪə.bjɛn/ RP en /ˈlɑŋˌjiɹ.bjɛn/ GA en /ˈlɔŋˌjɪə.bjen/ AU en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Longyearbyen.wav Southern England en ɒŋjɪə(ɹ)bjɛn 3 en Long year by en Proper noun en Q25923 en port town/and/non-city capital terr/Svalbard c/Norway. en Longyear City<q:former name> Related terms en Longyear City Longyear Valley Translations town in Svalbard, Norway Belarusian: be Лонгйір m Bulgarian: bg Лонгирбюен m Catalan: ca Longyearbyen Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 朗伊爾城 Czech: cs Longyearbyen Danish: da Longyearbyen Dutch: nl Longyearbyen n Faroese: fo Longyearbýur French: fr Longyearbyen Frisian: North Frisian: frr Longyearbyen West Frisian: fy Longyearbyen Georgian: ka ლონგირი, ka ლონგიირი, ka ლონგიირბიუენი German: de Longyearbyen Icelandic: is Longyearbyen, is Longyearbær m Italian: it Longyearbyen Norwegian: Bokmål: nb Longyearbyen Nynorsk: nn Longyearbyen Polish: pl Longyearbyen n Portuguese: pt Longyearbyen f Russian: ru Ло́нгйир m Serbo-Croatian: sh Лонгјир m Silesian: szl Longyearbyen Spanish: es Longyearbyen Swedish: sv Longyearbyen Turkish: tr Longyearbyen Ukrainian: uk Ло́нг'їр m Vietnamese: vi Longyearbyen Further reading en eponyms French fr: Proper noun fr Longyearbyen Q25923 Norwegian Bokmål no Longyearbyen thumb|Longyearbyen seen from Platåberget Etymology nb ine-pro *bʰuH- Compound of nb Longyear<lang:en> byen surname the town, literally “the Longyear town”. A nb en Longyear City, the settlement's earlier name. Named after the American businessman John Munro Longyear (1850–1922), whose Arctic Coal Company established the mining settlement.https://snl.no/Longyearbyen Longyearbyen Susan Barr Store norske leksikon 2026-10-02 The second element is the definite singular of nb by town, from nb non býr farm, village.https://naob.no/ordbok/by_2 by Det Norske Akademis ordbok 2026-10-02 This continues a nb gem-pro - noun related to non búa to dwell, ultimately from nb ine-pro *bʰuH- to become, grow, be; the precise formation of the Germanic noun is disputed.nb Tom Schmidt 2000 Norske gårdsnavn på -by og -bø med personnavnforledd 1.3 Universitetet i Oslo https://www2.hf.uio.no/polyglotta/index.php?page=volume&vid=402 Compare nn Longyearbyen. Pronunciation nb /¹lɔŋjərˌbyːən/ [ˈlɔ̀ŋjəɾˌbyːən]https://www.nb.no/sprakbanken/ressurskatalog/oai-nb-no-sbr-79/ NB Uttale Språkbanken Nasjonalbiblioteket 2026-10-02 nb yːən 4 nb Long year by en Proper noun nb proper noun Longyearbyen; nb port town and territorial capital territory/Svalbard c/Norway, on the island of Spitsbergen. nb Vi skal bo i Longyearbyen hele vinteren. We will be living in Longyearbyen all winter. nb 1934-08-03 Ingvald Jaklin På besøk hos norske og russiske grubearbeidere på Svalbard Arbeiderbladet https://polarlitteratur.no/tekster/minner-fra-polaregnene/pa-besok-hos-norske-og-russiske-grubearbeidere-pa-svalbard/ Vågemot miniforlag Longyearbyen er i sommermånedene en av landets store havnebyer. In the summer months, Longyearbyen is one of the country's major port towns. nb 2025 Maria Philippa Rossi Arktiske mysterier 86 https://naob.no/ordbok/by_2 Det Norske Akademis ordbok Longyearbyen er den største byen på Svalbard Longyearbyen is the largest town in Svalbard nb 2025 Marte Michelet Det har skjedd verre ting i utlandet 100 https://naob.no/ordbok/bunnfrosset Det Norske Akademis ordbok da vi seint på kvelden kommer susende ned igjen til Longyearbyen when, late in the evening, we come racing back down to Longyearbyen Related terms nb Longyeardalen Longyear Valley nb Longyearelva Longyear River Descendants bg Лонгирбюен 1 ca Longyearbyen 1 Chinese: cmn 朗伊爾城 朗伊尔城 1 cs Longyearbyen 1 da Longyearbyen 1 nl Longyearbyen 1 en Longyearbyen 1 fo Longyearbýur 1 fr Longyearbyen 1 Frisian: frr Longyearbyen 1 fy Longyearbyen 1 ka ლონგიირბიუენი 1 de Longyearbyen 1 Icelandic: is Longyearbyen 1 1, is Longyearbær 1 1 it Longyearbyen 1 pl Longyearbyen 1 pt Longyearbyen 1 szl Longyearbyen 1 es Longyearbyen 1 sv Longyearbyen 1 tr Longyearbyen 1 vi Longyearbyen 1 References nb Svalbard nb eponyms Norwegian Nynorsk nn: Etymology nn :af en:Longyear byen :clq en:Longyear City From nn en:Longyear by<alt:byen><t:the town> the Longyear City. nn en Longyear City. Named after American businessman John Munro Longyear (1850–1922). Pronunciation nn /ˈlɔŋjeːrˌbyː(ə)n/ Proper noun nn proper noun nn Longyearbyen Q25923 nn Langårbyen<q:humorous> Related terms nn Longyeardalen<t:Longyear Valley> Descendants nn nb:Longyearbyen nn eponyms Portuguese pt: Proper noun f pt Longyearbyen Q25923 pt eponyms Swedish sv: Proper noun n sv Longyearbyen Q25923 sv 2020 23. Runt Polcirkeln 23. Around the Polar Circle Nybörjarkryss Beginners' Crosswords 3 23 1653-2236 Den största ön [i Svalbard] heter Spitsbergen och huvudort är Longyearbyen. The largest island [in Svalbard] is named Spitsbergen, and the capital is Longyearbyen. sv eponyms