Oddernes

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• Otrenes

Etymology

Danicised form of Otrenes, from Old Norse Otrunes n, from the river name Otra +‎ nes (“headland”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²odːərnɛːs/
• (Kristiansand) IPA^(key): [²o̞d.do̞ɰ.neːs]

Proper noun

Oddernes n (definite Odderneset)

1. A parish and former municipality now in Kristiansand, Agder, Norway
2. (definite form) A headland in Kristiansand, Agder, Norway

Related terms

• Odderøy

References

• Jørn Sandnes, Ola Stemshaug (1997) Norsk stadnamnleksikon, Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget, →ISBN