Gjøvik

English Proper noun en Q108031en town with bystatus/and/municipality co/Innlandet c/Norway by the western shore of the lake Mjøsa; formerly part of the county of Oppland. Norwegian Bokmål en:Gjøvik Municipality,en:Gjøvik (town),no:Gjøvik,no:Gjøvik (tettsted) thumb|Gjøvik, seen from Hovdetoppen thumb|120px|The coat of arms of Gjøvik Municipality Etymology nb non Djúpvík the deep bay, from non djúpr vík deep bay, inlet. The name originally belonged to a farm, first recorded in 1432 as Dyupwiik. nb Djupvik Dybvik Dybevik. nb dyp vik deep bay, inlet, with nb djup deep as an alternative form of the first element. Pronunciation nb /ˈjøː.ʋiːk/ nb øːʋiːk 2 nb Gjø vik Proper noun nb proper noun nb town with bystatus co/Innlandet c/Norway on the western shore of Mjøsa; the administrative centre of the municipality of the same name nb municipality co/Innlandet c/Norway whose administrative centre is the town of the same name a Norwegian surname Usage notes The town name traditionally takes the preposition nb på: på Gjøvik (“in Gjøvik”). When referring specifically to the municipality, nb i is natural: i Gjøvik kommune (“in Gjøvik Municipality”). Derived terms nb gjøvikenser person from or living in Gjøvik nb gjøviking person from or living in Gjøvik less common nb gjøviksk of or relating to Gjøvik nb Gjøvikbanen Gjøvik Line References “Hva betyr bynavnet?”, Språkrådet “Gjøvik”, Store norske leksikon gjøvikenser gjøviking gjøviksk Norwegian Nynorsk nn: nn:+ kommune Etymology From nn non Djúpvík, from non 1 djúpr vík deep bay. nn Djupvik Djup(e)vika Devika Dybevik. Pronunciation nn /²jøːviːk/ nn /²jiːvik/ Vardal Proper noun nn proper noun f nn Gjøvik Q108031 nn 1983 w:Alf Prøysen Æille har et syskenbån på Gjøvik Men æille har et syskenbån på Gjøvik, om tok de fysste skretta æillt i fjor. But everybody has a cousin in Gjøvik, which took their first steps last year. Usage notes Preposition: nn på or nn i. There are discussions about what way is more correct.