Norwegian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Probably from leire (“clay”) and vik (“bay”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /læirviːk/, [læɪrʋiːk], [læɪʁʋiːk], [læɪɾʋiːk], [lɛɪɾʋiːk], [lɛɪrʋiːk]
- (Leirvik around Hyllestad) IPA(key): [læɪrʋiːça], [læɪrʋiːka], [læɪrʋiːk]
Proper noun[edit]
Leirvik
- A town in Stord, Norway
- A village in Hyllestad, Norway
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