Skudenes

== Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Norse Skútunes or a closely related Old Norse form, probably from skúta (“projecting rock wall, cliff face”) + nes (“headland, ness”). The first element refers to a projecting rock face at the southeastern tip of Karmøy. First attested in 1418 in the Middle Norwegian phrase a Skutonesi (“at Skudenes”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈskʉː.də.neːs/, [ˈskʉd.neːs] Rhymes: -eːs Hyphenation: Sku‧de‧nes === Proper noun === Skudenes a former municipality in Rogaland, Norway, now part of Karmøy. an area in Karmøy municipality, Rogaland, Norway, comprising the southern part of the island of Karmøy. ==== Derived terms ==== skudenesbu (“person from Skudenes”) Skudeneshavn (“town in Karmøy”) === References === “Skudenes”, Store norske leksikon. “Skudenes”, Norsk stadnamnleksikon. Oluf Rygh (1915), Norske Gaardnavne: Stavanger amt, Kristiania: W. C. Fabritius & Sønner.