Grænhöfðaeyjar
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Icelandic
Etymology
Calque of Portuguese Cabo Verde, grænn (“green”) + höfði (“cape”) + eyjar (“islands”)
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Grænhöfðaeyjar f pl (proper noun, plural only, genitive plural Grænhöfðaeyja)
- Cape Verde (an archipelago and country in West Africa)
Declension
Declension of Grænhöfðaeyjar (pl-only feminine)
| indefinite plural | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Grænhöfðaeyjar |
| accusative | Grænhöfðaeyjar |
| dative | Grænhöfðaeyjum |
| genitive | Grænhöfðaeyja |
Further reading
- “Grænhöfðaeyjar” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)