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Rogaland
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English
Etymology
From en no Rogaland, from en non Rogaland.
Proper noun
en county c/Norway.
Anagrams
en aadglnor largando
Icelandic
Pronunciation
[-la]
Proper noun
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is county c/Norway Rogaland
Declension
n
is Rogaland
Norwegian Bokmål
no:Rogaland
thumb|Map of Rogaland.
Etymology
nb non Rogaland, from the genitive plural of non rygir the people living in Rogaland + non land land, region. The first element roga- is an older form than rygja-, as in nb Ryfylke. The county was formerly called nb Stavanger amt, but the name nb Rogaland was taken into use as the county name in 1919.
Pronunciation
nb /ˈruː.ɡaˌlan/
nb Rogaland.ogg Audio
nb an 3
nb Ro ga land
Proper noun
nb proper noun
nb county c/Norway, in southwestern Norway, with administrative centre in Stavanger.
Derived terms
nb rogalending person from Rogaland
Related terms
nb Ryfylke district in Rogaland; etymologically from the same people-name
References
Rogaland
Rogaland no
Norwegian Nynorsk
nn:
Etymology
nn non Rogaland, from genitive of non rygir m-p the people living in Rogaland, and non land. The name fell out of use in the Middle Age, but was taken back as county name in 1918.
Pronunciation
nn /²ruːɡalan(d)/
Notes: The pronunciation is from the written form; a genuine spoken form would likely be /²roːɡalan(d)/.
Proper noun
nn proper noun n
nn county of western c/Norway
Related terms
nn rogalending
nn Rogheim
nn rug rye
nn Ryfylke, nn Rygjafylke
nn ryger
See also
nn Jæren
nn Vestlandet