Article · Wikipedia archive · Last revised Jul 24, 2026

Trondheimsk

Trondheimsk, Trondheim dialect or Trondheim Norwegian is a dialect of Norwegian used in Trondheim. It is a variety of Trøndersk.

Last revised
Jul 24, 2026
Read time
≈ 1 min
Length
277 w
Citations
14
Source
Wikipedia ↗
Trondheimsk
RegionTrondheim
Language codes
ISO 639-3–
GlottologNone

Trondheimsk (Urban East Norwegian: [ˈtrɔ̂nː(h)æɪmsk]), Trondheim dialect or Trondheim Norwegian is a dialect of Norwegian used in Trondheim. It is a variety of Trøndersk.

Phonology

Consonants

  • /l/ is dental [l̪].1
    • After short vowels, it is realized as an approximant, either palatal [ʎ] or palatalized dental [l̪ʲ].2
    • When it occurs after a short vowel before a voiceless stop (particularly /t/),1 it is realized as a voiceless dental lateral continuant, described variously as an approximant [l̪̊]1 and a fricative [ɬ̪].2
  • /r/ tends to be realized as a voiced retroflex fricative [ʐ]. It is devoiced to [ʂ] before /p/ and /k/.2

Vowels

  • /iː/ and /yː/ can be diphthongized to, respectively, [ie] and [ye].3
  • /uː/ is diphthongized to [ue].4
  • /eː, øː/ and /ɔː/ are diphthongized to, respectively, [eæ], [øæ] and [ɔ̝æ].5
  • The schwa [ə] does not exist in the Trondheim dialect.6
  • /æ, æː/ have the most open realization in all of Norway, i.e. open front [a, aː].7
  • /ɑ, ɑː/ are fully back [ɑ, ɑː].8
  • /ɑi/ has a back starting point [ɑi].9

Tonemes

Phonetic realization

The tonemes of the Trondheim dialect are the same as those of the Oslo dialect; accent 1 is low-rising, whereas accent 2 is falling-rising.10

References

References

  1. Vanvik (1979), p. 36.
  2. Kristoffersen (2000), p. 79.
  3. Vanvik (1979), pp. 14, 19.
  4. Vanvik (1979), p. 18.
  5. Vanvik (1979), pp. 14, 17, 20.
  6. Vanvik (1979), p. 21.
  7. Vanvik (1979), p. 15.
  8. Vanvik (1979), p. 16.
  9. Vanvik (1979), p. 23.
  10. Ophaug (2014), p. 59.
Bibliography

Bibliography