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Dialect of Norwegian
Oslo dialect (Norwegian: Vikamål and Østkantmål, translated Vika dialect and East End dialect) is a Norwegian dialect and the traditional dialect of Oslo
Oslo_dialect
(Metropolitan area of Oslo [no]) Oslo dialect (Oslo) Asker and Bærum dialect (Asker and Bærum) Romerike dialect (Romerike) Ringerike dialects [no] (Ringerike
Norwegian_dialects
One of the Norwegian language standards
inherited their non-Oslo elements from Danish. The present-day Oslo dialect is also influenced by other Eastern Norwegian dialects. The following table
Bokmål
Extinct North Germanic language
needed] This variant is colloquially termed the Oslo dialect, a misnomer since the original Oslo dialect predates and differs from the Dano-Norwegian koiné
Dano-Norwegian
North Germanic language
sound very formal. Some dialects that have been very influenced by Danish also do this; some speakers in Bærum and the west of Oslo may always use this word
Norwegian_language
Languages of the Nordic countries
retrospective) Grenland dialect [no] (Grenland district) Oslo dialect (Oslo) Midtøstland dialects [no] (Mid-east districts) Ringerike dialects [no] (Ringerike
North_Germanic_languages
Combination of two adjacent vowel sounds
with such vowels are being emphasized. There are five diphthongs in the Oslo dialect of Norwegian, all of them falling: [æɪ] as in nei, "no" [œʷʏʷ] as in
Diphthong
Names for the two parts of Oslo
of the city. The colloquial language of the East End is based on the Oslo dialect (austkantsmål), whereas the colloquial language in the West End is based
East_End_and_West_End_of_Oslo
Norwegian dialects Østnorsk Vikværsk Urban East Norwegian Oslo dialect Dølamål Hallingmål-Valdris Gudbrandsdalsmål Vestnorsk Arendal dialect Sandnes dialect Stavanger
List of Indo-European languages
List_of_Indo-European_languages
Bohuslän dialect [sv] (Bohuslän province) (influenced by Swedish in retrospective) Grenland dialect [no] (Grenland district) Oslo dialect (Oslo) Midtøstland
List_of_Germanic_languages
Dialect of Norwegian used in Stavanger
d, l/ are alveolar [n, t, d, l]. As in Bergen and Oslo, younger speakers of the Stavanger dialect tend to merge /ç/ with /ʃ/. /r/ is realized as a voiced
Stavangersk
Comparison of Scandinavian languages
the East Norwegian pronunciation of Oslo is taken as the norm. In practice, most Norwegians will speak a local dialect in most contexts; furthermore, Bokmål
Comparison of Danish, Norwegian and Swedish
Comparison_of_Danish,_Norwegian_and_Swedish
Dialect of Norwegian from Bergen, Norway
Vanvik, Arne (1979), Norsk fonetikk, Oslo: Universitetet i Oslo, ISBN 82-990584-0-6 Kerswill, Paul (2002). "A dialect with 'great inner strength'? The perception
Bergensk
Norwegian public research university
The University of Oslo (Norwegian: Universitetet i Oslo; Latin: Universitas Osloensis) is a public research university located in Oslo, Norway. It is the
University_of_Oslo
Norwegian dialect spoken in Oslo
is a Norwegian dialect spoken in the cities and among the elites of Eastern Norway, which is today the main spoken language of Oslo, its surrounding
Urban_East_Norwegian
Norwegian dialects of western Norway
the dialects that are spoken on the coast of western Norway in the area ranging from Romsdal in the north to Agder in the south. These dialects can furthermore
Vestlandsk
Dialect of southern Swedish
Scanian (Swedish: skånska [ˈskɔ̂nːska] ) is an East Scandinavian dialect spoken in the province of Scania in southern Sweden. Broadly speaking, Scanian
Scanian_dialect
Fictional Character
be "conceived, born, brought up and molested" in Oslo. However, his use of the traditional Oslo dialect as well as his fondness for the East End, would
Oslolosen
Various forms of the Swedish language
Therese (2011). "Aggregate Analysis of Vowel Pronunciation in Swedish Dialects". Oslo Studies in Language. 3 (2): 75–95. doi:10.5617/osla.101. Pettersson
Swedish_dialects
Norwegian journalist, author and politician (1947–2007)
communicating in a non-standard eastern Oslo dialect, even where he might have been expected to use standardized Bokmål. Born in Oslo, Øgrim was one of the most influential
Tron_Øgrim
Any of several English dialects spoken in Northumbria, England
Northumberland and Durham dialect, Northumbrian dialect, or in England North East dialect is any one of several traditional English dialects spoken in the historic
Northumbrian_dialect
International song competition
on 25 and 27 May and a final on 29 May 2010, held at the Telenor Arena in Oslo, Norway, and presented by Erik Solbakken, Nadia Hasnaoui, and Haddy N'jie
Eurovision_Song_Contest_2010
Dialect of English spoken in London
programme Front Row Problems playing this file? See media help. Cockney is a dialect of the English language mainly spoken in London, particularly by Londoners
Cockney
Gallo-Romance language spoken in France, Italy and Switzerland
Franco-Provençal has several distinct dialects and is separate from but closely related to neighbouring Romance dialects (the langues d'oïl and the langues
Franco-Provençal
Nuristani language spoken in Afghanistan
watershed into the Bâźâigal, Mâsēgal, and Titin valleys of upper Laghmân. Dialects/Varieties: Âṣkuňu-veri (Kolâtẫ, Titin, Bâźâigal), Gřâmsaňâ-vīri, Saňu-vīri
Ashkun_language
Norwegian dialect of Trondheim, Norway
starting point [ɑi]. The tonemes of the Trondheim dialect are the same as those of the Oslo dialect; accent 1 is low-rising, whereas accent 2 is falling-rising
Trondheimsk
Dialect of Norwegian used in Arendal
be extended to mid vowels. Tonemes of the Arendal dialect are the same as those of the Oslo dialect; accent 1 is low-rising, whereas accent 2 is falling-rising
Arendalsk
Group of dialects of Scottish Gaelic
Borgstrøm, Carl H.J. (1941). The dialects of Skye and Ross-shire. A linguistic survey of the dialects of Scotland. Vol. 2. Oslo, Norway: Norwegian Universities
Southern Hebridean dialect group
Southern_Hebridean_dialect_group
1961 film
Norwegian version leans strongly on Eastern Norwegian dialect, somewhere between the old Oslo dialect and the closely related tongue of Romerike, which is
Bussen_(film)
Group of dialects of northern Sweden
Norrland dialects (Swedish: norrländska mål) make up one of the six major dialect groupings of the Swedish language. It comprises most dialects traditionally
Norrland_dialects
Linguistic Subgroup
80 X Leinonen, Therese, "Aggregate analysis of vowel pronunciation in Swedish dialects" in Oslo Studies in Language, vol. 3, no. 2 (2011). v t e v t e
South_Swedish_dialects
Central Norwegian dialect
[ˈtrœndsk]), is a Norwegian dialect, or rather a group of several sub-dialects. As is the case with all Norwegian dialects, it has no standardised orthography
Trøndersk
Dialect of Scottish Gaelic
Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1941), The dialects of Skye and Ross-shire, A linguistic survey of the dialects of Scotland, vol. 2, Oslo, Norway: Norwegian Universities
Skye_Gaelic
Austronesian language of Madagascar
pronunciation: [malaˈɡasʲ]; Sorabe: مَلَغَسِ) is an Austronesian language and dialect continuum spoken in Madagascar. The standard variety, called Official Malagasy
Malagasy_language
Norwegian dialects of Oppland, Norway
of Norwegian dialects traditionally spoken in the traditional district of Gudbrandsdalen, a large valley in Innlandet county. The dialect can be divided
Gudbrandsdalsmål
Language of Shetland
Shetland dialect (Shaetlan: Shaetlan pronounced [ˈʃe̞tlən], also variously known as Shetland or Shetlandic) is a mixed language spoken in Shetland, an
Shetland_dialect
Group of Norwegian dialects
individual names Halling, Hallingdøl, or Valdresmål) is a group of Norwegian dialects traditionally spoken in the traditional districts of Hallingdal in Buskerud
Hallingmål-Valdris
Systematic organization of spoken sounds of the Norwegian language
the Oslo area. This variant is the most common one taught to foreign students. There is no official standard variety of Norwegian, and local dialects are
Norwegian_phonology
Modern Greek language variety spoken by Greek Cypriots
Cypriot populace and Greek Cypriot diaspora. It is considered a divergent dialect as it differs from Standard Modern Greek in various aspects of its lexicon
Cypriot_Greek
Language variety with substantially codified usage
A standard language (or standard variety, standard dialect, standardized dialect or simply standard) is any language variety that has undergone substantial
Standard_language
North Germanic language spoken in Sweden
other Dalecarlian dialects. Traditionally regarded as a Swedish dialect, but by several criteria closer to West Scandinavian dialects, Övdalian is a separate
Övdalian
Consonantal sound represented by ⟨x⟩ in IPA
consonant inventory of Old English and can still be found in some modern dialects of English, most notably in Scottish English, for example in loch, broch
Voiceless_velar_fricative
Vowel sound represented by ⟨æ⟩ in IPA
(1979), Norsk fonetikk, Oslo: Universitetet i Oslo, ISBN 978-82-990584-0-7 Verhoeven, Jo (2007), "The Belgian Limburg dialect of Hamont", Journal of the
Near-open front unrounded vowel
Near-open_front_unrounded_vowel
Vowel sound represented by ⟨e̞⟩ or ⟨ɛ̝⟩ in IPA
Finnish, Greek, Hejazi Arabic, Serbo-Croatian and Korean (Seoul dialect). A number of dialects of English also have such a mid front vowel. However, there
Mid_front_unrounded_vowel
Mountain in Norway
mountain in Nordmarka, Oslo, Norway. It is the highest point, as well as the northernmost point in the county and municipality of Oslo. Its height is about
Kjerkeberget
Celtic language spoken in France
in his phonetic transcription of the dialect used in Pluméliau or Joseph Loth in his material about the dialect of Sauzon in Belle-Île) or because that
Breton_language
Region of Norway
within 200 km of Oslo. Numerous islands shelter the coasts, creating a paradise for swimmers and boaters in the summer. The Norwegian dialects spoken in the
Eastern_Norway
District in Buskerud, Norway
The Halling dialect is the distinctive regional dialect of Hallingdal. It has many features in common with Valdresmålet, the regional dialect common to
Hallingdal
Topics referred to by the same term
country code AHO Aho, a phrase in the Kansai dialect of Japanese, meaning "idiot", see Baka (Japanese word)#Dialectal Aboriginal Housing Office, a statutory
Aho
Romanized Arabic alphabet
French: franco-arabe) refer to the romanized alphabets for informal Arabic dialects in which Arabic script is transcribed or encoded into a combination of
Arabizi
North Germanic language
Therese (2011), "Aggregate analysis of vowel pronunciation in Swedish dialects", Oslo Studies in Language, 3 (2), doi:10.5617/osla.101, archived from the
Swedish_language
Country in northern Europe
385,207 square kilometres (148,729 sq mi). Its capital and largest city is Oslo. The country shares a long eastern border with Sweden, and is bordered by
Norway
Norrland dialect of Swedish
Nederkalix dialect (sometimes plainly Kalix dialect; endonym: kölismåle [kœɽɪsˈmɔːɽɛ]) is a traditional Norrland dialect of Swedish, spoken in the historical
Nederkalix_dialect
City and municipality in Vestland, Norway
of Norway. Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway after the capital, Oslo. At the beginning of 2026, the population was 294,860, according to Statistics
Bergen
Dormant Northwest Caucasian language
were bilingual in Ubykh and Adyghe. While not many dialects of Ubykh existed, one divergent dialect of Ubykh has been noted (in Dumézil 1965:266-269).
Ubykh_language
Vowel sound represented by ⟨ʉ⟩ in IPA
This vowel is typically transcribed in IPA with ⟨ʉ⟩. It occurs in some dialects of Swedish, but see also close front compressed vowel. The close back vowels
Close_central_rounded_vowel
Vowel sound represented by ⟨a⟩ in IPA
(1979), Norsk fonetikk, Oslo: Universitetet i Oslo, ISBN 978-82-990584-0-7 Verhoeven, Jo (2007), "The Belgian Limburg dialect of Hamont", Journal of the
Open_front_unrounded_vowel
Vowel sound represented by ⟨ɵ⟩ in IPA
Cantonese, French, Russian and Swedish as well as in a number of English dialects as a realization of /ʊ/ (as in foot), /ɜː/ (as in nurse) or /oʊ/ (as in
Close-mid central rounded vowel
Close-mid_central_rounded_vowel
Group of runestones
Oslo Copenhagen Stockholm The England runestones (Swedish: Englandsstenarna) are a group of about 30 runestones in Scandinavia which refer to Viking Age
England_runestones
Vowel sound represented by ⟨o̞⟩ or ⟨ɔ̝⟩ in IPA
Multiple para-IPA alternative symbols also exist for this vowel. The Swedish Dialect Alphabet uses the symbol ⟨ⱺ⟩ (an o with low ring), while Sinological notation
Mid_back_rounded_vowel
Ancient Indo-Aryan dialect continuum
Prakrit or Aśokan Prakrit (IAST: Aśoka Prākṛta), is the Middle Indo-Aryan dialect continuum used in the Edicts of Ashoka, attributed to Emperor Ashoka of
Ashokan_Prakrit
Norwegian linguist (1909–1986)
Scotland. The dialects of the Outer Hebrides Oslo University Press (1941) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland. The dialects of Skye and
Carl_Borgstrøm
Eastern Iranian language
Kandahar dialect (or South Western dialect) Kakar dialect (or South Eastern dialect) Shirani dialect Mandokhel dialect Marwat-Bettani dialect Southern
Pashto
Indo-Aryan language of Pakistan
retaining many words in a nearly Sanskritic form". Khowar has a variety of dialects, which may vary phonemically. The following tables lay out the basic phonology
Khowar
Indo-Aryan and Western Pahari language of India
YouTube Bishashau dialect spoken by Jyotika Dilaik of upper Mahasui and Baghliani dialect of lower Mahasui by Rajat on YouTube Shodochi dialect of Mahasu Pahari
Mahasu_Pahari
Consonantal sound represented by ⟨ɣ⟩ in IPA
1017/S0025100300005223, S2CID 249414876 Gussenhoven, Carlos; Aarts, Flor (1999), "The dialect of Maastricht" (PDF), Journal of the International Phonetic Association
Voiced_velar_fricative
Norwegian linguist (1922 – 2009)
of Oslo. She also had study stay in Michigan, USA. Her work on Cockney has been criticised by K.M. Petyt for offering a description of a dialect spoken
Eva_Sivertsen
Vowel sound represented by ⟨ɑ⟩ in IPA
(Issues in Language change and the phonemic status of /a/ in the Quang Nam dialect)" (PDF), Tạp Chí Ngôn Ngữ (Journal of Vietnamese Linguistics) (in Vietnamese)
Open_back_unrounded_vowel
Vowel sound represented by ⟨ɔ⟩ in IPA
Arne (1979), Norsk fonetikk, Oslo: Universitetet i Oslo, ISBN 82-990584-0-6 Verhoeven, Jo (2007), "The Belgian Limburg dialect of Hamont", Journal of the
Open-mid_back_rounded_vowel
Norwegian punk rock band
Kristiansand, Norway, known for performing lyrics in the local Kristiansand dialect. The band débuted in 2010 with the EP Honningbarna. In January 2011, they
Honningbarna
Western Pahari language of India
language. Zoller also suggests that Bangani has been misclassified as a dialect of Garhwali and is more closely related to the Western Pahari languages
Bangani
Vowel sound represented by ⟨y⟩ in IPA
/y/ and long /yː/ occurred in pre-Modern Greek. In the Attic and Ionic dialects of Ancient Greek, front [y yː] developed by fronting from back /u uː/ around
Close_front_rounded_vowel
North Germanic language
It is the conventional term for the medieval West and East Scandinavian dialects (often labelled Old West Norse and Old East Norse) that developed from
Old_Norse
Vowel sound represented by ⟨e⟩ in IPA
1017/s0025100300006290, S2CID 249412109 Gussenhoven, Carlos; Aarts, Flor (1999), "The dialect of Maastricht" (PDF), Journal of the International Phonetic Association
Close-mid front unrounded vowel
Close-mid_front_unrounded_vowel
Nguni language of eastern South Africa and neighbouring countries
intelligible with Zulu, as is Northern Ndebele. Maho (2009) lists four dialects: central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu, northern Transvaal Zulu, eastern coastal Qwabe
Zulu_language
Austronesian regional language spoken in the Philippines
recognized dialects of the language, aside from Standard Hiligaynon and Urban Hiligaynon, are Bacolodnon Hiligaynon (Metro Bacolod dialect), Negrense
Hiligaynon_language
Vowel sound represented by ⟨o⟩ in IPA
Present: a Short History of the Dialect of London, Detroit: Gale Research Company Peters, Jörg (2006), "The dialect of Hasselt", Journal of the International
Close-mid_back_rounded_vowel
Consonantal sound represented by ⟨ʂ⟩ in IPA
Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1940), The dialects of the Outer Hebrides, A linguistic survey of the dialects of Scotland, vol. 1, Oslo, Norway: Norwegian Universities
Voiceless_retroflex_fricative
American actress (born 1949)
versatile performers in cinema, noted for her technical precision, command of dialects, and professional longevity. Streep is an alumna of Vassar College and
Meryl_Streep
Language spoken in Korea
unique to dialects) though the dialect of Jeju Island is divergent enough to be generally considered a separate language. The Yukjin dialect in the far
Korean_language
Categories in etymology
individual person of that group, a geographical place, a language or a dialect; it is 'native' in the sense that it is used inside or by a particular
Endonym_and_exonym
International song competition
edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held on 18 May 1996 at the Oslo Spektrum in Oslo, Norway, and presented by Ingvild Bryn and Morten Harket. It was
Eurovision_Song_Contest_1996
Consonantal sound represented by ⟨ɽr⟩ in IPA
Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1940), The dialects of the Outer Hebrides, A linguistic survey of the dialects of Scotland, vol. 1, Oslo, Norway: Norwegian Universities
Voiced_retroflex_trill
Norwegian linguist
University of Oslo, and then taught at schools in Fredrikstad and Oslo. From 1936 to 1939 and in 1948 he taught at the University of Oslo. He received
Olav_Beito
Irish (written) language standard
three Gaeltacht dialects: Connacht Irish, Munster Irish and Ulster Irish. In Northern Ireland and County Donegal, the Ulster dialect, (Gaedhilg Uladh)
An_Caighdeán_Oifigiúil
Sound system of the Korean language
and meaningful, sounds (19 consonants and 7 vowels in the standard Seoul dialect) and the rules governing how those sounds interact with each other. This
Korean_phonology
Vowel sound represented by ⟨ʊ⟩ in IPA
still fits the definition of a mid-centralized [u]. It occurs in some dialects of English (such as General American and Geordie), as well as some other
Near-close near-back rounded vowel
Near-close_near-back_rounded_vowel
Indo-European neuter gender.) Norwegian (In the Bergen dialect, and in some sociolects of Oslo.) Swedish (The distinction between masculine and feminine
List of languages by type of grammatical genders
List_of_languages_by_type_of_grammatical_genders
Israeli undercover counter-terrorism units
etiquette of Arab society and speak fluent Arabic, in the appropriate dialect. Mista‘arvim have participated in public demonstrations and may support
Mista'arvim
Norwegian linguist (1867–1961)
Olaf Broch (4 August 1867, Horten – 28 January 1961, Oslo) was a Norwegian Slavist and phonetician. He established Slavic studies in Norway and made significant
Olaf_Broch
Male sorcerer
George Allen & Unwin. p. 130. 'Vardlokkur' […] is related to the Scots dialect word 'warlock', wizard, and the meaning is thought to relate to the power
Warlock
2026 song by Antigoni
word "Jalla" (J’alla) as the Cypriot dialect term for the song at Buxton's suggestion to incorporate the dialect into the lyrics. Musically, the song
Jalla_(song)
Vowel sound represented by ⟨ɪ⟩ in IPA
still fits the definition of a mid-centralized [i]. It occurs in some dialects of English (such as Californian, General American and modern Received Pronunciation)
Near-close near-front unrounded vowel
Near-close_near-front_unrounded_vowel
Sound made by stopping airflow in the glottis
distinct characteristic of the Southern Mainland Argyll dialects of Scottish Gaelic. In such a dialect, the standard Gaelic phrase Tha Gàidhlig agam ("I speak
Glottal_stop
Branch of the Indo-European language family
Baltic languages descended. One particularly innovative dialect separated from the Balto-Slavic dialect continuum and became ancestral to the Proto-Slavic
Balto-Slavic_languages
Controversy between varieties of the Norwegian language
Oslo, 1996, Noregs Forskingsråd. ISBN 82-12-00695-6. Fintoft, Knut (1970) Acoustical Analysis and Perception of Tonemes in Some Norwegian Dialects (Universitetsforl)
Norwegian_language_conflict
Uvular pronunciation of /r/ in rural far northeast England
1928–1939. Oslo: Novus Press. Ellis, Stanley (1953). Survey of English Dialects recording in Elsdon, Northumberland. Survey of English Dialects recording
Northumbrian_burr
Para-Romani dialect spoken by the Romanisael
Scandoromani is a Para-Romani dialect spoken by the Romanisael, a subgroup of the Romani people in Norway (c. 100–150 elderly Scandoromani speakers),
Scandoromani
Character in Undertale and Deltarune
from "Kansai ben"—a dialect of Kansai that is associated with comic characters. He does this only once, speaking the standard dialect in other contexts
Sans_(Undertale)
Vowel sound represented by the schwa, ⟨ə⟩
presentation can be found here. Vanvik, Arne (1979), Norsk fonetikk, Oslo: Universitetet i Oslo, ISBN 82-990584-0-6 Verhoeven, Jo (2005), "Belgian Standard Dutch"
Mid_central_vowel
OSLO DIALECT
OSLO DIALECT
Surname or Lastname
North German (Lüttmann)
North German (Lüttmann) : variant of Lüdemann (see Ludemann).North German (Lüttmann) : nickname for a small man, from Low German dialect lütt ‘small’.English : nickname for a small, light man (see Light).
Surname or Lastname
Portuguese and Galician
Portuguese and Galician : variant of Marta.Italian : probably from medieval Greek Martios ‘March’ or the Calabrian dialect word marti ‘Tuesday’, in either case probably denoting someone with some particular association with the month or the day.English : variant spelling of Mart 1.German : from a short form of Martin.
Boy/Male
Indian, Marathi
Dear
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a medieval personal name brought to England by the Normans, of uncertain origin. It may be the Hebrew personal name Lot ‘covering’, which was relatively popular in northern France, or a reduced form of various names formed with the diminutive suffix -lot (originally a combination of -el + -ot), commonly used with women’s names.English : from Middle English lot(t)e ‘lot’, ‘portion’ (Old English hlot), in the sense of an allotted share of land, hence a status name for someone who held such a plot.Dutch : metonymic occupational name for a plumber or lead roofer, from lood ‘lead’.German : from a pet form of Ludwig.German : topographic name from the dialect word lott ‘mud’, ‘dirt’.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : nickname for someone who behaved in a masterful manner, or an occupational name for someone who was master of his craft or a schoolmaster, from Middle English maister (Old French maistre, Latin magister). In early instances this surname was often borne by people who were franklins or other substantial freeholders, presumably because they had laborers under them to work their lands. In Scotland Master was the title given to administrators of medieval hospitals, as well as being born by the eldest sons of barons; thus, the surname may also have been acquired as a metonymic occupational name by someone in the service of such.Either a dialect form or an Americanized form of German Meister.Indian (Gujarat and Bombay city) : Parsi occupational name for someone who was a master of his craft, from the English word master.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname or occupational name for a servant of someone called Luck (a variant of Luke).North German (Luckmann) : topographic name from the dialect term luke ‘hollow’, ‘hole’.Dutch : derivative of the personal name Luc (see Lucas).Dutch : habitational name for someone from Luik, the Dutch name of Liège in Belgium.
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : from the medieval personal name Masselin. This originated as an Old French pet form of Germanic names with the first element mathal ‘speech’, ‘counsel’. However, it was later used as a pet form of Matthew. Compare Mace. A feminine form, Mazelina, was probably originally a pet form of Matilda.English and French : possibly a metonymic occupational name for a maker of wooden bowls, from Middle English, Old French maselin ‘bowl or goblet of maple wood’ (a diminutive of Old French masere ‘maple wood’, of Germanic origin). In some cases it may derive from the homonymous dialect terms maslin, one of which means ‘brass’ (Old English mæslen, mæstling), the other ‘mixed grain’ (Old French mesteillon).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from places in Lancashire and West Yorkshire called Lumb, both apparently originally named with Old English lum(m) ‘pool’. The word is not independently attested, but appears also in Lomax and Lumley, and may be reflected in the dialect term lum denoting a well for collecting water in a mine. In some instances the name may be topographical for someone who lived by a pool, Middle English lum(m).English : variant of Lamb.Chinese : variant of Lin 1.Chinese : possibly a variant of Lan.
Surname or Lastname
Scottish
Scottish : habitational name from Mar in Aberdeenshire, the etymology of which is uncertain, possibly Old Norse marr, a rare word generally denoting the sea, but perhaps also a marsh or fen, as reflected in modern dialect forms.English : habitational name from Marr in West Yorkshire, whose name is likewise of uncertain origin; possibly the same as 1.German : from the Germanic personal name Marro.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a stonemason, Anglo-Norman French machun, a Norman dialect variant of Old French masson (see Mason).
Boy/Male
British, English
Consecrated by God
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived in a muddy place, from Middle English slott ‘mud’, ‘slime’.Swedish and Danish : ornamental name from slot(t) ‘palace’.Variant spelling of Dutch Slot, a metonymic occupational name for a locksmith, from Middle Dutch slo(e)t ‘lock’, ‘clasp’.Americanized form of Czech and Slovak slota ‘bad weather’, ‘evil person’, ‘witch’.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : topographic name for someone who lived near a tumulus, mound or hill, Middle English lowe, from Old English hlÄw (see Law 2).Scottish and English : nickname for a short man, from Middle English lah, lowe (Old Norse lágr; the word was adopted first into the northern dialects of Middle English, where Scandinavian influence was strong, and then spread south, with regular alteration of the vowel quality).English and Scottish (of Norman origin) : nickname for a violent or dangerous person, from Anglo-Norman French lou, leu ‘wolf’ (Latin lupus). Wolves were relatively common in Britain at the time when most surnames were formed, as there still existed large tracts of uncleared forest.Scottish : from a pet form of Lawrence. Compare Lowry 1.Americanized spelling of Jewish Lowe.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from Old English mynecen ‘nun’ (a derivative of munuc ‘monk’).French : from a diminutive of Picard minche, a dialect form of French mince ‘slender’, ‘thin’.Bulgarian : from a pet form of the female personal name Dimitra, from Greek Dēmētrios (see Demetriou).
Surname or Lastname
Turkish
Turkish : occupational name from asker ‘soldier’, from Arabic ‛askarī. This name is also found in Iran and the Indian subcontinent.Arabic : variant of Asghar.Greek : shortened form of Askeris, from Turkish asker ‘soldier’, or from Askeridis or Askeropoulos, patronymics from this word. Compare Laskaris.Norwegian and Swedish : habitational name from any of several farmsteads named Asker, in particular those near Oslo, from an inflected form of ask ‘ash tree’.English (Norfolk) : topographic name for someone who lived by an ash tree, Middle English ask (from Old Norse asker) + the habitational suffix -er.English : from Middle English asker(e) ‘collector of tolls or revenues’ or (in a legal context) ‘plaintiff’ or ‘prosecutor’ (an agent derivative of Middle English aske(n) ‘to ask’, ‘to demand’).
Surname or Lastname
English and Dutch
English and Dutch : from a dialect form of the personal name Lawrence.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Messenger.German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : occupational name for a brazier, from an agent derivative of Middle High German messinc ‘brass’, German Messing, from Greek mossynoikos (khalkos) ‘Mossynoecan bronze’, named after the people of northeastern Asia Minor who first produced the alloy.German : habitational name from Mössingen in Baden-Württemberg (Messingen in the local dialect), which is recorded as Masginga in 789, probably from the personal name Masco + ingen, suffix of relationship.
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English
English : variant of Major 1.French : from the same personal name as 1, or from a short form of the personal name Amauger, from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements amal ‘strength’, ‘vigor’ + gÄr, gÄ“r ‘spear’.South German : dialect variant of Maunker, nickname for a morose person.
Surname or Lastname
Austrian
Austrian : occupational name for a cowherd, Chüyger in the Tyrolean dialect, from Kühe ‘cows’ (plural of Kuh) + -er suffix of agent nouns.English and Scottish : possibly a variant spelling of Kear.
Surname or Lastname
German
German : from Middle High German anker ‘anchor’, applied either as an occupational name for a smith who made ships’ anchors or as a habitational name from a house identified by an anchor.English : from the Old French personal name Anchier (see Angier).Norwegian and Swedish : probably originally a Swedish soldier’s name meaning ‘anchor’. This is the name of a powerful and influential Norwegian family, who came to Christiana (Oslo) from Sweden in 1668.Danish : from a personal name, of which the first element means ‘eagle’ and the second (probably) ‘violent’.Americanized form of northern French Anquier, from a personal name of Germanic origin (see Angier).
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OSLO DIALECT
Female
Thai/Siamese
Thai name KARAWEK means "bird."
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Tamil
Purest Form of Water
Boy/Male
Indian, Parsi
Spring
Girl/Female
Tamil
Female friend, A flower
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English spere ‘spear’, hence a nickname for a tall, thin person, or else for a skilled user of the hunting spear. In part it may also have been a metonymic occupational name for a maker of spears
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Welcome; Winning
Girl/Female
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Heroic Saviour
Female
Russian
Belarusian form of Russian Nastasya, NASTASSIA means "resurrection."
Boy/Male
Arabic, Egyptian, German, Gujarati, Indian, Lebanese, Muslim
He Shall Add; Enlarging; Superabundance
Boy/Male
Australian, French, Hebrew
Form of Michael Like God
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n.
An unaccompanied part song for three or more solo voices. It is not necessarily gleesome.
n.
The small, blueblack, drupelike fruit of the Nuttallia cerasiformis, a shrub of Oregon and California, belonging to the Cherry tribe of Rosaceae.
adv.
In a dialectical manner.
n.
A piece played by a musician, often extemporarily, according to his fancy; specifically, an organ solo played before, during, or after divine service.
n.
One versed in dialectics; a logician; a reasoner.
n.
A composition for eight parts, usually for eight solo instruments or voices.
n.
One who sings or plays a solo.
n.
A piece for one or more solo instruments with orchestra; -- more concise than the concerto.
n.
An oxide having four atoms of oxygen in the molecule; a quadroxide; as, osmium tetroxide, OsO/.
n.
One skilled in dialectics.
a.
Pertaining to a dialect or to dialects.
n.
That branch of philology which is devoted to the consideration of dialects.
a.
A tune, air, strain, or a whole piece, played by a single person on an instrument, or sung by a single voice.
pl.
of Solo
n.
A wind instrument of music in use among the Spaniards.
pl.
of Solo
a.
Alt. of Dialectical
n.
A band composed, for the largest part, of players of the various viol instruments, many of each kind, together with a proper complement of wind instruments of wood and brass; -- as distinguished from a military or street band of players on wind instruments, and from an assemblage of solo players for the rendering of concerted pieces, such as septets, octets, and the like.
a.
Pertaining to dialectics; logical; argumental.
n.
pl. of Solo.