Rogaland

English

Proper noun

Rogaland

1. A county of Norway

Anagrams

• largando

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɔːɣaˌlant/

Proper noun

Rogaland n

1. Rogaland (a county of Norway)

Declension

declension of Rogaland

n-s	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Rogaland
accusative	Rogaland
dative	Rogalandi
genitive	Rogalands

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old Norse Rogaland, from genitive of rygir m pl (“the people living in Rogaland”), and land. The name fell out of use in the Middle Age, but was taken back as county name in 1918.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Rogaland

1. A county of Western Norway

Related terms

• rogalending
• Ryfylke

See also

• Jæren
• Stavanger amt
• Vestlandet

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old Norse Rogaland, from genitive of rygir m pl (“the people living in Rogaland”), and land. The name fell out of use in the Middle Age, but was taken back as county name in 1918.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ruːɡalan(d)/
• Notes: The pronunciation is from the written form; a genuine spoken form would likely be /²roːɡalan(d)/.

Proper noun

Rogaland n

1. A county of western Norway

Related terms

• rogalending
• Rogheim
• rug (“rye”)
• Ryfylke, Rygjafylke
• ryger

See also

• Jæren
• Vestlandet