Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Norwegian term or phrase:
moderklubb
English translation:
parent club/first club
Added to glossary by
brigidm
Aug 28, 2006 09:21
17 yrs ago
Norwegian term
moderklubb
Norwegian to English
Other
Sports / Fitness / Recreation
handball/football
According to the Swedish Wikipedia, this means: "En idrottsutövares moderklubb är den klubb där denne startade sina dagar som idrottsutövare inom denna sport.". From research done so far I have come to the conclusion that there is no direct equivalent term in English, and the nearest I have come is "first (professional?) club". Any sports fans out there who can confirm/correct me here?
But then to add to my confusion ,Norges håndballforbund assigns a completely different meaning to the term: "Flere klubber kan gå sammen om å stifte en overbyggingsklubb. Disse klubbene utgjør moderklubbene i et overbyggingssamarbeid." (see http://www.handball.no/p1.asp?p=2234 ). The term is used there several times, but I have been unable to extract exactly what is meant by it in this context.
Would appreciate any input.
But then to add to my confusion ,Norges håndballforbund assigns a completely different meaning to the term: "Flere klubber kan gå sammen om å stifte en overbyggingsklubb. Disse klubbene utgjør moderklubbene i et overbyggingssamarbeid." (see http://www.handball.no/p1.asp?p=2234 ). The term is used there several times, but I have been unable to extract exactly what is meant by it in this context.
Would appreciate any input.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +1 | parent club |
Clare Barnes
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| 4 | First club |
Øyvind Strøm
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Proposed translations
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Clare Barnes
Sweden
Sweden
Native in English
Specializes in field
Sweden
Targeted translations, punctual delivery
Native in: English 
Works in: Swedish to English, English, Norwegian to English, and 1 more.
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parent club
Given the confusion over the exact meaning, "parent club" is one option. In English usage it seems that the term corresponds more to the Norwegian definition...
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Vedis Bjørndal
: to me, this is the right one, but new meanings are added to many expressions all the time
20 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks, Clare, and for Øyvind's input. It was just surprising that such an unusual word had been assigned two quite different meanings. Sorry I can't award both!"
2 hrs
Øyvind Strøm
Native in Norwegian
Native in: Norwegian 
Works in: English to Norwegian, Danish to Norwegian, Swedish to Norwegian, and 2 more.
First club
When talking about an individual, First club seems proper.
It is used at the middle of the article in the Telegraph referred to below.
It is used at the middle of the article in the Telegraph referred to below.
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