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Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse Ísland, from ísur (“ice”) + land (“land, country”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Ísland n
- Iceland (a country in Europe)
Declension
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Ísland
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Ísland
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Íslandi
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Íslands
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Derived terms
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse Ísland, from íss (“ice”) ( > Icelandic ís) + land (“land, country”) ( > Icelandic land).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Ísland n (proper noun, genitive singular Íslands)
- Iceland (a country in northern Europe)
- Synonyms: (historical or poetic) Snæland, (poetic) Frón, (informal) klaki(nn), (poetic) Ísafold, (poetic) Ísaland, (poetic) Ísaláð, (poetic) Hrímgrund, (poetic) Hrímland, (historical) Garðarshólmi
Declension
Declension of Ísland (sg-only neuter)
Old Norse
Etymology
íss (“ice”) + land (“land, country”)
Pronunciation
Proper noun
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- Iceland
Declension
Declension of Ísland (strong a-stem, indefinite singular only)
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Ísland
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Ísland
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Íslandi
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Íslands
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Descendants