Nidaros

Norwegian Nynorsk nn: 250px|thumb|The Nidelva River Nid (Nidelva), in Trondheim, Norway. 250px|thumb|The Nidaros Cathedral (Nidarosdomen), in Trondheim, Norway. Alternative forms nn Nedaros 1730 nn Nedros Nidros Nideros Etymology From nn non Niðaróss, non Niðarós from non Niðar, genitive of non Nið f the River Nid + non óss river mouth. This was the Old Norse name of the city Trondheim, and was revived in the 19th century to replace the Danish name da Trondhjem. It became the official name in 1929, but due to protests, it was changed to nn Trondheim the following year. Due to its literary origin in modern time, the name maintains a frozen form more akin to Old Norse than its expected development. Cf. nn Røyros (nn Røros) < non *Reyðaróss and nn Burøy < non Búðarey, which would anticipate modern nn *Neros with a similar development (‑VrV‑ < ‑VðarV‑).Nidarosnamnet og Trondhjemsnamnet i Noreg: nye granskingar um bynamnet Gustav Indrebø Gustav Indrebø Oslo Noregs mållag 1930 91 https://www.nb.no/items/c24c0dd1300fd4d42be998c5687163a3?page=91 Gustav Indrebø theorised that the name could have received various dialectal forms before or during the shift to modern time, in which the -d- would remain. This is a common phenomena in Trøndelag, where a short stem word (such as non spaði) maintains the -ð- as it turns into /d/ (nn spada, nn spådå). The name forms that might have arisen from this are, according to Indrebø, non *Nædaros and non *Nædæros (cf. non væræ < non vera) with a partial assimilation of the -i- to the following -a-. Pronunciation nn /²niːdaru(ˑ)s/ /²nɪːarus/ expected but unattested nn uːs us nn Nid ar ós Ni da rós Note: As the name is mostly known through writing, the expected pronunciation without /d/ is unattested. Proper noun nn proper noun m nn unofficial or historical nn city co/Trøndelag c/Norway a nn Trondheim nn 1860 w:Aasmund O. Vinje Ferdaminni fraa Sumaren 1860. Printed by Bergh & Ellefsen Christiania 128 https://www.nb.no/items/69a6558086d182eb8b241121f5d437e8?page=131 der eg liksom skvatt tilbake paa Dekket og sagde: „Aa, gamle Nidaros! er du der?“ where I sort of jumped back on the deck and said: “Oh, old Nidaros! are you there?” nn w:nn:Nidaros bispedøme Nidaros bispedøme Diocese of Nidaros nn bispen i Nidaros the bishop of (the diocese of) Nidaros Derived terms Nidar Norwegian chocolate factory nn Nidarosdomen Related terms nn Nea the River Nid nn Nesjøen nn Nidarvoll nn Nidelva the River Nid Further reading Nidaros Gustav Indrebø Gustav Indrebø Oslo Noregs ungdomslag 1928 https://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2006120401058