Västerbotten

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish Västerbotten, from väster (“western”) + botten (“bottom, basin”).

Proper noun

Västerbotten

  1. A historical province and county in northern Sweden.

Synonyms

Translations

Northern Sami

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish Västerbotten.

Proper noun

Västerbotten

  1. Västerbotten (a county of Sweden)
  2. Västerbotten, Westrobothnia (a historical province of Sweden)

Inflection
Odd, no gradation
Nominative Västerbotten
Genitive Västerbottena
Singular Plural
Nominative Västerbotten —
Accusative Västerbottena —
Genitive Västerbottena —
Illative Västerbottenii —
Locative Västerbottenis —
Comitative Västerbotteniin —
Essive Västerbottenin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person Västerbottenan Västerbotteneamẹ Västerbotteneamẹt
2nd person Västerbottenat Västerbotteneattẹ Västerbotteneattẹt
3rd person Västerbottenis Västerbotteneaskkạ Västerbotteneasẹt

Further reading
  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Swedish

Etymology

From väster (“western”) + botten (“basin, bottom of a body of water”).

Pronunciation
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Proper noun

Västerbotten n (genitive Västerbottens)

  1. Västerbotten (a county of Sweden)
  2. Västerbotten, Westrobothnia (a historical province of Sweden)

Derived terms

References
  • Noel Broadbent, Jan Storå (2010) Lapps and Labyrinths: Saami Prehistory, Colonization and Cultural Resilience‎, Washington, D.C.: Arctic Studies Center, page 57
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