"Porsgrunn" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Head templates: {{en-prop}} Porsgrunn
  1. A town and municipality in Telemark county, Norway. Categories (place): Municipalities of Norway, Places in Norway, Places in Telemark, Norway, Towns in Norway, Towns in Telemark, Norway
    Sense id: en-Porsgrunn-en-name-6gzb4LPU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries

Proper name [Norwegian Bokmål]

IPA: /pɔʂɡrʉn/ Audio: nb-porsgrunn.ogg
Rhymes: -ʉn Etymology: pors + grunn, first part pors (“gale, bog-myrtle”), either from Old Norse pors, from Proto-Germanic *pursaz (“gale, bog-myrtle”), if not from Middle Low German pors. Last part grunn (“ground”) from Old Norse grund and grunnr, from Old Norse grunnr (“bottom”), from Proto-Germanic *grunduz (“ground, foundation”), from Pre-Germanic *gʰrm̥tús, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrem-. The name of the city was first mentioned as Porsgrund by the writer Peder Claussøn Friis in his work Concerning the Kingdom of Norway, in 1576, this spelling was in use until 1931 when it was changed to Porsgrunn. The name was probably given during medieval times to the then swampy area by the nuns of Gimsøy Abbey, who went here to collect the shrub. Etymology templates: {{compound|nb|pors|grunn}} pors + grunn, {{inh|nb|non|pors}} Old Norse pors, {{inh|nb|gem-pro|*pursaz||gale, bog-myrtle}} Proto-Germanic *pursaz (“gale, bog-myrtle”), {{der|nb|gml|pors}} Middle Low German pors, {{inh|nb|non|grund}} Old Norse grund, {{inh|nb|non|grunnr||bottom}} Old Norse grunnr (“bottom”), {{inh|nb|gem-pro|*grunduz||ground, foundation}} Proto-Germanic *grunduz (“ground, foundation”), {{inh|nb|ine-pro|*gʰrem-}} Proto-Indo-European *gʰrem- Head templates: {{head|nb|proper noun}} Porsgrunn
  1. Porsgrunn (a municipality and city in Vestfold og Telemark, Norway) Categories (place): Cities in Norway, Municipalities of Norway, Places in Norway Derived forms: porsgrunning (english: a person from Porsgrunn)
    Sense id: en-Porsgrunn-nb-name-vKORspgj Categories (other): Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries

Proper name [Norwegian Nynorsk]

IPA: /posːɡrʉnː/ (note: Grenland)
Head templates: {{head|nn|proper noun}} Porsgrunn
  1. a municipality and town with bystatus in Telemark, Norway Wikipedia link: nn:, nn:+ kommune Categories (place): Municipalities of Norway, Places in Norway, Places in Telemark, Norway, Towns in Norway, Towns in Telemark, Norway
    Sense id: en-Porsgrunn-nn-name-y3bMEeNZ Categories (other): Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries
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      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "nn:",
        "nn:+ kommune"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/posːɡrʉnː/",
      "note": "Grenland"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Porsgrunn"
}

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