Narvik
English
Etymology
Originally a Norwegian farm name; from Old Norse Knarravík or *Njarðarvík
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnɑː(ɹ)vɪk/
Proper noun
Narvik
- A town and municipality in Ofoten district, Nordland, Norway.
- 1940 December, “Railways and the War—III”, in Railway Magazine, page 629:
- In the early spring the war took on a new aspect with the German invasions of Denmark and Norway on April 9, hinging largely on the export of iron ore from the Norwegian Atlantic port of Narvik, at the western end of the Swedish Lapland iron ore railway.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Originally a farm name; from Old Norse Knarravík or *Njarðarvík
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nɑrʋiːk/, /nɑrʋɪkː/
Proper noun
Narvik
- a town with bystatus and municipality of Ofoten district, Nordland, Norway. The municipality borders onto Sweden.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Originally a farm name; from Old Norse Knarravík or *Njarðarvík
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nɑrʋiːk/, /nɑrʋɪkː/
Proper noun
Narvik