Meanings
proper noun
alternative Throndham
- A city and municipality in Trøndelag county (formerly Sør-Trøndelag), Norway. It is the third largest city in Norway after Oslo and Bergen.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*trew(H)-“to nourish, to grow”
- Old NorseÞróndheimr
- EnglishTrondheim
From Norwegian Trondheim, from Old Norse Þróndheimr. Doublet of Throndham and Throwendham. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *trew(H)- (“to nourish, to grow”), thus referring to the unusual warm-summer climate of this inland fjord. Compare Old English þryþ.
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Chinese Mandarin 特隆赫姆
- 特隆赫姆 (Tèlónghèmǔ)city in Norway
Danish Trondheim, Trondhjem
- Trondheimcity in Norway
- Trondhjemcity in Norway
German Trondheim, Drontheim
- Trondheimcity in Norway
- Drontheimcity in Norway
Icelandic Þrándheimur, Niðarós
- Þrándheimurcity in Norway
- Niðaróscity in Norway
- Trondheimcity in Norway
Latin Nidrosia, Tronthemium
- Nidrosiacity in Norway
- Tronthemiumcity in Norway
- Trondemnaecity in Norway
Norwegian Bokmål Trondheim
- Trondheimcity in Norway
Portuguese Trondheim
- Trondheimcity in Norway
Russian Тро́нхейм
- Тро́нхейм (Trónxejm)city in Norway
Swedish Trondheim, Trondhem
- Trondheimcity in Norway
- Trondhemcity in Norway
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Cite this entry
APA
Trondheim. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Trondheim
MLA
“Trondheim.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Trondheim. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Trondheim,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Trondheim.
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