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Icelandic
Etymology
From faðir (“father”) + land (“land”). Compare English fatherland, Old English fæderland, Dutch vaderland, German Vaterland, Danish fædreland.
Pronunciation
Noun
föðurland n (genitive singular föðurlands, nominative plural föðurlönd)
- fatherland
- Synonyms: fósturjörð, fósturland, móðurjörð, ættjörð, ættarjörð
- long underpants, especially ones made from wool
Declension
Declension of föðurland (neuter)
Derived terms