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Icelandic
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse strǫnd, from Proto-Germanic *strandō.
Pronunciation
Noun
strönd f (genitive singular strandar, nominative plural strendur or strandir)
- coast
- beach
- shore
Usage notes
- Place names using strönd in the plural use the form strandir (eg. Hornstrandir) except for the Faroese village Strendur, which is directly loaned from Faroese.
Declension
Declension of strönd (feminine)
References
- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
- Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “strönd”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
- Mörður Árnason (2019) Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið
- “strönd” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
- “strönd”, 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?)