Ísland
See also: island, Island, Īsland, and Island'
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse Ísland, from ísur (“ice”) + land (“land, country”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈʊiʃland]
Proper noun
Ísland n
- Iceland
Declension
| n8 -land | Singular |
| Indefinite | |
| Nominative | Ísland |
| Accusative | |
| Dative | Íslandi |
| Genitive | Íslands |
Derived terms
- íslandsfiskur m
- íslandsgás f
- íslandslomvigi m
- íslandsluft f
- íslandsmaður m
- íslandsmási m
- íslandsrennari m
- íslandsrúgva f
- Íslandsryggur m
- íslandstoskur m
- íslandstroyggja f
Related terms
- ísfjall
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse Ísland, from íss (“ice”) ( > Icelandic ís) + land (“land, country”) ( > Icelandic land).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈistlant/
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Proper noun
Ísland n
- Iceland
Declension
declension of Ísland
| n-s | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | Ísland | Íslandið | Íslönd | Íslöndin |
| accusative | Ísland | Íslandið | Íslönd | Íslöndin |
| dative | Íslandi | Íslandinu | Íslöndum | Íslöndunum |
| genitive | Íslands | Íslandsins | Íslanda | Íslandanna |
Synonyms
- (Iceland): (historical or poetic) Snæland, (poetic) Frón, (informal) klaki(nn), (poetic) Ísafold, (poetic) Ísaland, (poetic) Ísaláð, (poetic) Hrímgrund, (poetic) Hrímland, (historical) Garðarshólmi
Old Norse
Etymology
From íss (“ice”) + land (“land, country”).
Proper noun
Ísland n (genitive Íslands)
- Iceland
Descendants
- Danish: Island n
- Faroese: Ísland n
- Finnish: Islanti
- German: Island n
- Icelandic: Ísland n
- Northern Sami: Islánda
- Norwegian Bokmål: Island n
- Norwegian Nynorsk: Island n
- Swedish: Island n