English Explanatory Dictionary

Trondheim

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A city and municipality in Trøndelag county (formerly Sør-Trøndelag), Norway. It is the third largest city in Norway after Oslo and Bergen.

Pronunciation

/ˈtɹɒndhaɪm/ /ˈtɹɒndheɪm/

Word forms

Trondheim Throndham

Etymology

From Norwegian Trondheim, from Old Norse Þróndheimr. Doublet of Throndham and Throwendham. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *trew(H)- (“to nourish, to grow”), thus referring to the unusual warm-summer climate of this inland fjord. Compare Old English þryþ.

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