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Finnmark
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English
Pronunciation
en /fɪn.mɑːk/ RP
en /fɪn.mɑɹk/ GA
Etymology 1
From en no Finnmark, from no Finn mark Finn land 1.
Proper noun
en county c/Norway.
Related terms
en Troms og Finnmark
Translations
county in Norway
Belarusian: be Фінмарк
Bulgarian: bg Финмарк
Danish: da Finnmark
Finnish: fi Ruija
French: fr Finnmark m
Japanese: ja フィンマルク県 Finmaruku ken, ja フィンマルク Finmaruku
Latin: la Finmarchia
Lithuanian: lt Finmarkas
Macedonian: mk Финмарк
Norwegian:
Bokmål: nb Finnmark
Nynorsk: nn Finnmark
Old Norse: non Finnmǫrk
Polish: pl Finnmark m-in
Portuguese: pt Finamarca
Russian: ru Финнмарк
Sami:
Northern Sami: se Finnmárku
Samogitian: sgs Fėnmarks
Ukrainian: uk Фіннмарк
Etymology 2
Alternative forms
en Finmark
Noun
en historical The Finnish markka currency unit.
Norwegian Bokmål
no:
Etymology
From nb non Finnmǫrk Finnmark, first part from non finn, non finnar Sami person. Last part non mǫrk forest, woodland, borderland, from nb gem-pro *markō border, boundary, area, from nb ine-pro *morǵ- edge, boundary, border.
Pronunciation
nb Finnmark.ogg
nb
Proper noun
nb proper noun
en Finnmark, a county in Norway
A dialect of the Northern Sami language.
Related terms
nb finnmarking
nb Counties of Norway
Norwegian Nynorsk
nn:
Alternative forms
nn Finnmork rare
Etymology
From nn non Finnmǫrk land of the Sami, from non finnr, non fiðr Sami + non mǫrk woodland, forest. First part from nn gem-pro *fenþnōz p nomadic people or gem-pro *finnaz.
Not to be confused with nn Finnemarka, which is a newer name made from nn finne Finn, a Swedish borrowing.
Pronunciation
nn /²fɪnːmɑrk/
nn Finnmark.ogg
Proper noun
nn proper noun f definite Finnmarka
en Finnmark, a county in Norway
A dialect of the Northern Sami language.
nn rare Sápmi
Derived terms
nn finnmarking
nn finnmarksbær
nn finnmarkspors
nn Counties of Norway