Seychellene

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

Internationalism, ultimately from French Séchelles, the name given to the French possession in 1756 in honour of Jean Moreau de Séchelles, then France's Controller-General of Finances. The British later changed the spelling to Seychelles, which became the international form; Norwegian Seychellene adapts this name as a definite plural.

The territorial name Séchelles in Jean Moreau de Séchelles's surname referred to the seigneurie of Séchelles at Cuvilly in Oise, France, which was acquired by the Moreau family in the early 18th century. The deeper etymology of the French place-name Séchelles is uncertain.

Parallel adaptations include Norwegian Nynorsk Seychellane, Swedish Seychellerna, German Seychellen and English Seychelles.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /¹seˈʃɛlː.ən.ə/, [seˈʃɛ̀lː.ən.ə]
Rhymes: -ɛlːənə
Hyphenation: Sey‧chel‧le‧ne

Proper noun

Seychellene

Seychelles; a country in East Africa, Africa, an island country in the Indian Ocean northeast of Madagascar, with Victoria as its capital.
Seychellene ble selvstendig fra Storbritannia i 1976. ― Seychelles became independent from the United Kingdom in 1976.
- 2026 June 25, Nils Petter Thuesen and Sten Lundbo, “Seychellene”, in Store norske leksikon‎^[1]:
  Seychellene er en øystat i Indiahavet øst for det afrikanske fastland
  Seychelles is an island country in the Indian Ocean east of the African mainland.
Seychelles; an archipelago of East Africa, Africa, an archipelago in the Indian Ocean consisting of more than 150 islands.
Seychellene består av både granittøyer og koralløyer. ― The Seychelles consist of both granitic islands and coral islands.
- 2025 October 15, Dag Leraand and Fredrik Lyngås Pedersen, “Seychellenes historie”, in Store norske leksikon‎^[2]:
  Den ubebodde øygruppen Seychellene ble registrert av den portugisiske sjøfareren Vasco da Gama i 1502
  The uninhabited Seychelles archipelago was recorded by the Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama in 1502.

Usage notes

The official Norwegian Bokmål long-form name is Republikken Seychellene (“the Republic of Seychelles”).

Derived terms

seycheller (“a Seychellois”)
seychellfalk (“Seychelles kestrel”)
seychellisk (“Seychellois”)
seychellpalme (“coco de mer palm”)
seychellparakitt (“Seychelles parakeet”)

References

“Seychellene” in Store norske leksikon.
“Seychellenes historie” in Store norske leksikon.
“Cuvilly”, Société Historique de Compiègne.