Norwayとは 意味・読み方・使い方

別の表記

• Norroway (archaic)
• Norwey (obsolete)

語源

From 中期英語 Norwey, Norweye, Northwey, Norweȝe, Norewæiȝ, Norwæge, from 古期英語 Norþweġ, a calque of Old Norse Norðvegr (“north way”), from norðr (“north”) + vegr (“way”), contrasted with suðrvegr (“south way”), i.e. Germany, and austrvegr (“east way”), the Baltic lands. Norwegian (1607) is from Medieval Latin Norvegia, with the -w- from Norway. Equivalent to North + way.

発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /ˈnɔː.weɪ/
• (米国発音) IPA: /ˈnɔɹ.weɪ/

固有名詞

Norway

1. A country in Scandinavia in Northern Europe. Official name: Kingdom of Norway.
   • 2018 September 30, Julia Carpenter and Jackie Wattles, “California has a new law: No more all-male boards”, in CNN Business‎:

     Kramer said California’s legislation is weak compared to the laws in Norway and other European countries, which require a certain percentage of women on boards.

2. The former name of a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, now Upper Beaches.
3. A settlement in Prince Edward Island, Canada.
4. A number of places in the United States:
   1. An unincorporated community in LaSalle County, Illinois.
   2. A census-designated place in White County, Indiana.
   3. A small city in Benton County, Iowa.
   4. A rural unincorporated community in Republic County, Kansas.
   5. A town in Oxford County, Maine.
   6. A small city in Dickinson County, Michigan.
   7. An unincorporated community in Thomas County, Nebraska.
   8. A small town in Herkimer County, New York.
   9. A small town in Orangeburg County, South Carolina.
   10. A town in Racine County, Wisconsin.

同意語

• Norwegia

派生語

関連する語

派生した語

• → Japanese: ノルウェー (Noruwē)

名詞

Norway (plural Norways)

1. Ellipsis of Norway rat.

参考

• Appendix:Countries of the world
• Austland, Austlandet
• Midt-Noreg
• Midt-Norge
• Nordaustland, Nordaustlandet
• Nordøstland, Nordøstlandet
• Nordvestland, Nordvestlandet
• Østland, Østlandet
• Søraustland, Søraustlandet
• Sørland, Sørlandet
• Sørvestland, Sørvestlandet
• Sørøstland, Sørøstlandet
• Vestland, Vestlandet