4 ms·
"Stadhavet Sea", since havet means "the sea" (in both Swedish and (as far as I know) Norwegian), that is a terrible phrasing on English Wikipedia. It should be
by VorpalWay 4mo ago
"Stadhavet Sea", since havet means "the sea" (in both Swedish and (as far as I know) Norwegian), that is a terrible phrasing on English Wikipedia. It should be either just "Stadhavet" or "the Stad sea".
Though, to be fair, there are a lot of places with silly names like that. From what I have heard "Sahara Desert" translates to "Desert desert" for example. I seem to remember there is even a place that translates as "hill hill hill" somewhere in UK, using three different languages.
- vidarh 4mo ago> I seem to remember there is even a place that translates as "hill hill hill" somewhere in UK, using three different languages. You might be thinking of Torpenhow. It's not clear the etymology actually supports the "hill hill hill" (I thought it did). But there are enough silly names like that for a Wikipedia list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tautological_place_names https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tautological_place_nam... Quite a few of the English ones are incidentally down to either Norse or Germanic influence. E.g. most island names ending in "-ey" (compare -øy) that has gotten "island" added, like Canvey island.
- borosuxks 4mo agoNorway had Nesoddtangen, which is three versions of the english point or head (nes, odde, tange) put together
- vidarh 4mo agoI really should have remembered that - we occasionally went via Nesoddtangen to get to my grandparents cabin. I took the ferry there just last summer.
- kitd 4mo ago"Pleonasm" is the word you're looking for: https://www.facebook.com/reel/1690206002103695 https://www.facebook.com/reel/1690206002103695