soveby

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Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Etymology[edit]

sove +‎ by. Calque of English dormitory town.

Noun[edit]

soveby m (definite singular sovebyen, indefinite plural sovebyer, definite plural sovebyene)

  1. dormitory town

References[edit]

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Etymology[edit]

sove +‎ by. Calque of English dormitory town.

Noun[edit]

soveby m (definite singular sovebyen, indefinite plural sovebyar, definite plural sovebyane)

  1. dormitory town

References[edit]