Bjørgvin

== Faroese == === Etymology === From Old Norse Bjǫrgvin. Cognate with Icelandic Björgvin and Norwegian Bjørgvin. === Proper noun === Bjørgvin f Bergen (a port city, municipality, and former county of the county of Vestland, Norway, formerly part of the county of Hordaland; official name: Bergen) ==== Declension ==== == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Old Norse Bjǫrgvin (“meadow between the mountains”), revived in the 19th century. From bjarg (“rock, boulder, cliff”) +‎ vin (“meadow, pasture”). Compare Faroese Bjørgvin and Icelandic Björgvin. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /²bjørɡ.vɪn/, [²bjœrɡ.ʋɪn] === Proper noun === Bjørgvin f Bergen (a port city, municipality, and former county of the county of Vestland, Norway, formerly part of the county of Hordaland; official name: Bergen) clipping of Bjørgvin bispedøme (“Diocese of Bjørgvin”)