Molde

== German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈmɔldə] Rhymes: -ɔldə === Etymology 1 === ==== Noun ==== Molde f (genitive Molde, plural Molden) obsolete form of Melde (“saltbush”) ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== Molde f (genitive Molde, plural Molden) Central Germany form of Molte (“dust, earth”) ===== Declension ===== == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === Originally the name of a farmstead, from Old Norse Moldar, the plural form of either mold (“earth, dirt, soil”), or moldr (“skull, mould”) in reference to the rounded peaks in Moldemarka. In the 18th century and later, the name Moldegaard was used about the farm. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmɔldə/ Rhymes: -ɔldə Hyphenation: Mol‧de === Proper noun === Molde Molde (the administrative centre, city, and municipality of Møre og Romsdal, Western Norway, Norway) ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “Molde” in Store norske leksikon == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Alternative forms === Molle (alternative spelling) === Etymology === Originally a farm name (now Moldegård); from Old Norse *Moldar pl, from the plural of mold (“soil, earth”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /²moldə/, /²molːə/ (Romsdal) IPA(key): /²moʎːə/ === Proper noun === Molde a city and municipality of Romsdal district, Møre og Romsdal, Norway ==== Derived terms ====