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Trondheim

/ˈtɹɒndhaɪm/

Trondheim proper noun: a city and municipality in Trøndelag county (formerly Sør-Trøndelag), Norway. It is the third largest city in Norway after Oslo and Bergen.

Proper noun

Trondheim

  1. A city and municipality in Trøndelag county (formerly Sør-Trøndelag), Norway. It is the third largest city in Norway after Oslo and Bergen.

Forms of Trondheim

alternative formThrondham

Origin of Trondheim

From Norwegian Trondheim, from Old Norse Þróndheimr. Doublet of Throndham and Throwendham. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *trew(H)- (“to nourish, to grow”), thus referring to the unusual warm-summer climate of this inland fjord. Compare Old English þryþ.

Questions about Trondheim

What does Trondheim mean?
Trondheim means a city and municipality in Trøndelag county (formerly Sør-Trøndelag), Norway. It is the third largest city in Norway after Oslo and Bergen.
What part of speech is Trondheim?
Trondheim is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Trondheim?
Trondheim is pronounced /ˈtɹɒndhaɪm/.

Words near Trondheim in the dictionary

  1. troncmasters
  2. Troncoso
  3. Troncosos
  4. troncs
  5. troncular
  6. Trondheim
  7. trondheimite
  8. trondhjemite
  9. trondhjemites
  10. trondhjemitic
  11. Trondra

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