Alvik

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Swedish Alvik. === Proper noun === Alvik A town in Luleå, Norrbotten, Sweden. A town in Leksand, Dalarna, Sweden. A suburb of Bromma borough, Stockholm, Sweden. == Swedish == === Etymology === (Norrbotten) First attested as Aarde(r)wik in 1486. Compound of årder (“ard, plough”) + vik (“inlet”). (Dalarna) First attested as Aluik in 1539. It's earlier form was possibly Old Swedish *Almovik, which would be a compound of *Alma (“Almoån, a local stream”) + vik (“inlet”). *Alma is likely related to dialectal Swedish alma sig (“to grow”), referring to how the stream would often 'grow' outside its banks. (Stockholm) First attested as Ahlwijken in 1720. Compound of al (“alder (tree)”) + vik (“inlet”). === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Alvik n (genitive Alviks) a town in Luleå, Norrbotten, Sweden a town in Leksand, Dalarna, Sweden a suburb of Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden === Anagrams === kliva, vilka