Västerbotten
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Swedish Västerbotten, from väster (“western”) + botten (“bottom, basin”).
Proper noun
editVästerbotten
Synonyms
editRelated terms
editTranslations
editprovince and county of Sweden
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Northern Sami
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Swedish Västerbotten.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editVästerbotten
- Västerbotten (a county of Sweden)
- Västerbotten, Westrobothnia (a historical province of Sweden)
Inflection
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Nominative | Västerbotten | |||||||||||||||||||||
Genitive | Västerbottena | |||||||||||||||||||||
Singular | Plural | |||||||||||||||||||||
Nominative | Västerbotten | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
Accusative | Västerbottena | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
Genitive | Västerbottena | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
Illative | Västerbottenii | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
Locative | Västerbottenis | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
Comitative | Västerbotteniin | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
Essive | Västerbottenin | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Further reading
edit- Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom väster (“western”) + botten (“basin, bottom of a body of water”).
Pronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Proper noun
editVästerbotten n (genitive Västerbottens)
- Västerbotten (a county of Sweden)
- Västerbotten, Westrobothnia (a historical province of Sweden)
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- Noel Broadbent, Jan Storå (2010) Lapps and Labyrinths: Saami Prehistory, Colonization and Cultural Resilience[2], Washington, D.C.: Arctic Studies Center, page 57
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