/fjuːr/, /fjuːɽ/, [fjo̞ːɾˠ]
OpphavFrom Old Norse fjǫrðr, from Proto-Germanic *ferþuz (“inlet, fjord”), from Proto-Indo-European *pértus (“crossing”). Akin to English firth.
- masculinea fjord
- masculinea big long lake in Eastern Norway (e.g. Tyrifjorden, Tunhovdfjorden, Randsfjorden, Tisleifjorden)
Formerfjorden(definite, singular) · fjordar(indefinite, plural) · fjordane(definite, plural)