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Kinsarvik.

a village in Ullensvang, Vestland, Norway, in the traditional district of Hardanger

9 characters3 syllables approx.Norsk bokmål language

Meaning & usage

name/²çɪn.sarˌʋiːk/[ˈçɪ̂n.saɾˌʋiːk]
  1. a village in Ullensvang, Vestland, Norway, in the traditional district of Hardanger

  2. a parish of Ullensvang, Vestland, Norway

  3. a former municipality of Hardanger district, Norway, existing from 1913 to 1964

Where this word comes from

From an old genitival form of the river name now represented by Kinso, and vík (“bay, cove”), hence “the bay of Kinso”. The river name is related to kinn (“cheek; steep mountainside”), referring to the steep-sided valley through which the river flows. The name originally belonged to the farm and parish where Kinsarvik Church was built, and was subsequently transferred to the settlement and municipality. The historical spelling Kinservik was replaced by Kinsarvik as the official municipal spelling in 1917. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk Kinsarvik (“village, parish and former municipality”).

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