See also: Alesund

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Norwegian Ålesund.

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɔːləsʊn/, /ˈɔːləsʊnd/

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Ålesund

  1. A town (with bystatus) and municipality in Møre og Romsdal, Norway.

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Norwegian Bokmål

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 Ålesund (by) on Norwegian Bokmål Wikipedia

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  • (Bokmål) IPA(key): /²ɔːləsʉn/
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Proper noun

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Ålesund

  1. Ålesund, a town (with bystatus) and municipality in Møre og Romsdal, Norway. The municipalities of Haram, Sandøy, Skodje and Ørskog are to be merged with Ålesund municipality from 1 January 2020.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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 Ålesund kommune on Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia

Etymology

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From Old Norse *Álasund, from áll (eel) or áll (stripe; channel, cf. Icelandic áll) +‎ sund (sound). Cognate with Faroese and Icelandic Álasund.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /²ɔːləsʊn(d)/
  • (Ålesund) IPA(key): [²o̞ːləsʉnd], (older) [²o̞ːləsʏnd]

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Ålesund n (definite Ålesundet)

  1. A city and municipality of Sunnmøre district, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
  2. A sound in Ålesund, Møre og Romsdal, Norway

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