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Meråker
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English
Proper noun
en municipality in co/Trøndelag c/Norway.
Norwegian Bokmål
Meråker no
thumb|A view of Meråker.
Etymology
Originally the name of a farm. 1430 as Mørakre. The final element continues non akr field, acre; the first element is uncertain, perhaps non merr mare or non mýrr bog, marsh.
Pronunciation
nb /mɛrˈoː.kər/ [ˈmɔrː.ɔk] standard pronunciation local pronunciation
nb oːkər ɔk 3 2 standard pronunciation local pronunciation
nb Mer å ker
Proper noun
nb proper noun
nb municipality county/Trøndelag c/Norway
nb village mun:suf/Meråker county:also/Trøndelag c:also/Norway, also known as nb Midtbygda, and the administrative centre of the municipality.
Usage notes
The traditional local pronunciation is often represented by the dialect spelling Mårråk.
Derived terms
nb meråkerbygg person from Meråker
References
Jørn Sandnes and Ola Stemshaug, editors (1997), Norsk stadnamnleksikon, 4th edition, Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget, 82-521-4905-7.
“Meråker” in NRK's place-name pronunciation archive.
“Meråker” in Store norske leksikon.
“Meråker kommune”, Sentralt stadnamnregister, Kartverket.
Norwegian Nynorsk
nn:
Proper noun
nn proper noun
nn municipality on the Swedish border in co/Trøndelag c/Norway, formerly in nn Nord-Trøndelag (until 1 January 2018).
Derived terms
nn meråkerbygg (demonym)