Kautokeino

English

Etymology

From Norwegian Kautokeino, from Northern Sami Guovdageaidnu.

Proper noun

Kautokeino

  1. A municipality of Finnmark, Norway.

Translations

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

  • (historical spellings): Koutogeino (1569), Kod(d)icken (1594), Kotukänj (1600)

Etymology

From Northern Sami Guovdageaidnu, through Finnish Koutokeino. Compare Kven Koutokeino.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkœʊːtuˌkɛɪːnu/, /ˈkœʊːtuˈkɛɪːnu/

Proper noun

Kautokeino ?

  1. Kautokeino (a municipality of Finnmark, Norway)

Derived terms

  • Kautokeinoelva
  • kautokeinoværing (“person from Kautokeino”)
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