Grikklandshaf

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Icelandic

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Ancient Greek Γραικός (Graikós)bor.
    Old Church Slavonic грькъ (grĭkŭ)bor.
    Old Norse grikkr
    Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ-
    Proto-Germanic *landą
    Proto-Norse *ᛚᚨᛞᚨ (*lada)
    Old Norse land
    Old Norse Grikkland
    Icelandic Grikkland
    Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p-
    Proto-Germanic *habą
    Old Norse haf
    Icelandic haf
    Icelandic Grikklandshaf

    Literally, “Greek land sea”. Created from Grikklands (“Greece”, genitive singular of Grikkland) +‎ haf (“sea”).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    Grikklandshaf n (genitive singular Grikklandshafs, no plural)

    1. The Aegean Sea; an elongated embayment of the Mediterranean Sea between Europe and Asia which is located between the Balkans, Anatolia, and the Levantine Basin.
      Það er allt annað Grikklandshaf en það sem þú ert vanur.
      It’s a different Aegean Sea than the one you’re used to.
      Heimildarmyndin fjallar í myndrænum smáatriðum um Grikklandshaf fyrri tíma.
      The documentary describes in graphic detail the Aegean Sea of the past.
      Synonyms: Eyjahaf, Grikksalt, Ægeushaf, Æghaf

    Declension

    Declension of Grikklandshaf (sg-only neuter)
    singular
    indefinite definite
    nominative Grikklandshaf Grikklandshafið
    accusative Grikklandshaf Grikklandshafið
    dative Grikklandshafi Grikklandshafinu
    genitive Grikklandshafs Grikklandshafsins

    Further reading

    • “Grikklandshaf”, in Ritmálssafn Orðabókar Háskólans [The Written Collection of the Lexicological Institute] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, (Can we date this quote?)
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