fædreland
Danish
Etymology
Compound of fædre, plural of fader, far (“father”) and land (“country”), a calque of the German Vaterland.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fɛdrəlan/, [ˈfɛðʁɐˌlanˀ]
Noun
fædreland n (singular definite fædrelandet, plural indefinite fædrelande)
- (connotations of nationalism) fatherland, homeland, home country, mother country, motherland
Inflection
Declension of fædreland
| neuter gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | fædreland | fædrelandet | fædrelande | fædrelandene |
| genitive | fædrelands | fædrelandets | fædrelandes | fædrelandenes |
Synonyms
- hjemland
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