Svelvik

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²sʋɛɽˌʋiˑk/, /²sʋæɽˌʋiˑk/

Proper noun

Svelvik f (definite form Svelvika)

1. A town with bystatus and municipality of Vestfold, Norway. The municipality is to be merged with Nedre Eiker and Drammen from 1 January 2020 under the name Drammen.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• Sverdvik

Etymology

From Old Norse Sverðvík, likely a newer form of *Sverfðvík, from *sverfð (“a whirl”), a nominalised form of sverfa (“to whirl”), and vík. The first part may be in reference to the Svelvik current.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²svæɽviːk/, [ˈsʋǽɽˌʋǐˑk]

Proper noun

Svelvik f (definite form Svelvika)

1. A town with bystatus in Drammen, Norway.
2. A former municipality of Vestfold, Norway. Joined Drammen on 1 January 2020.

Derived terms

• svelviking
• Svelvikstraumen

Related terms

• sverva