Stjørdal

Norwegian Bokmål

Proper noun

Stjørdal

1. A municipality of Trøndelag, Norway, formerly in Nord-Trøndelag (until 1 January 2018).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Stjørdal with the Stjørdal River

Alternative forms

• Stjordal(en)
• Sjørdal (misspelling)

Etymology

From Old Norse Stjóradalr, from *Stjór f, an old name of the Stjørdal River, and dalr (“valley”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ʃørdaːl/, /²ʃørdaːɽ/
• (Trøndelag) IPA^(key): [²ʂøɻ.ɖɐ̞ˑɽ], [²ʂøɖ.ɖɐ̞ˑɽ]

Proper noun

Stjørdal m (definite Stjørdalen, definite dative (dialectal, Trøndelag) Stjørdala)

1. A municipality and parish in northern Trøndelag, Norway
2. (definite form) A valley and traditional district in northern Trøndelag, Norway
3. Short for Stjørdalshalsen.

Usage notes

The definite form Stjørdalen is commonly used in Trøndelag instead of the indefinite form.

Derived terms

• stjørdaling (“someone from Stjørdal”)
• Stjørdalselva (“the Stjørdal River”)
• Stjørdalsfjorden (“the Stjørdal Fjord”)
• Stjørdalshalsen
• stjørdalsøl (“traditional beer from Stjørdal”)

Related terms

• Stjordølafylke