Shetland
See also: shetland
English
Etymology
From Scots Shetland, Middle Scots Ȝetland, from Old Norse Hjaltland, a compound of hjalt (“hilt”) and land (“land”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃɛtlənd/
Audio (UK) (file)
Proper noun
Shetland
- The Shetland Islands.
- A historical county of Scotland.
Derived terms
- Shetlander
- Shetland pony
Translations
Shetland Islands — see Shetland Islands
Noun
Shetland (countable and uncountable, plural Shetlands)
- (uncountable) A particular breed of pony.
- (countable) A pony of this breed.
- (uncountable) A particular breed of sheep.
- (countable) A sheep of this breed.
- (uncountable) Alternative letter-case form of shetland: light, loose wool fabric.
- 1991, Stephen Fry, The Liar, London: Heinemann, OCLC 59891543, page 24:
- ...I'll tell you what else is a fact. It's a fact that he is wearing his blue Shetland turtle-neck today. Even as we speak his body is moving inside it. Warm and quick. It's more than flesh and blood can stand.
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Synonyms
- (breed of pony): Shetland pony (more common)
- (pony): Shetland pony (more common)
Anagrams
- handlest
Norwegian Bokmål
Proper noun
Shetland
- Shetland
Synonyms
- Shetlandsøyene
Derived terms
- shetlandsponni
Related terms
- shetlandsk
- shetlender, shetlending
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- Sjetland (alternative spelling)
Etymology
Borrowed from English Shetland, from Scots Shetland, from Middle Scots Ȝetland, from Old Norse Hjaltland. Doublet of Hjaltland.
Proper noun
Shetland
- Shetland
Synonyms
- Shetlandsøyane
Derived terms
- shetlandsponni
Related terms
- shetlandsk
- shetlendar, shetlending
Slovak
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈʃetlent]
Proper noun
Shetland
- genitive of Shetlandy
Swedish
Proper noun
Shetland n (genitive Shetlands)
- Shetland Islands (group of islands); Contraction of Shetlandsöarna.