Kongoelven

Norwegian Bokmål Alternative forms nb Kongoelva, nb Kongofloden alternative names; first is the main form Etymology From nb Kongo elv Kongo, Congo river, with the second element in the definite masculine singular; literally “the Kongo river”. Equivalent to nb Kongoelva Congo River, which instead uses the feminine definite form of nb elv. For the further origin of nb Kongo, see that entry. Pronunciation nb /¹ˈkɔŋ.ɡuˌɛl.ʋən/ [ˈkɔ̀ŋ.ɡʊˌɛl.ʋən] nb ɛlʋən 4 nb Kon go el ven Proper noun nb proper noun nb Kongoelva Congo River nb Kinshasa og Brazzaville ligger på hver sin side av Kongoelven. Kinshasa and Brazzaville lie on opposite sides of the Congo River. nb 2003 Kirsti Blom Kitten all jorden [fra høydene] var skylt ned i lavlandet og ut i den altetende Kongoelven all the soil [from the heights] had been washed down into the lowlands and out into the all-devouring Congo River nb Rivers in Africa