Bermuda
See also: bermuda
English
Etymology
From the name of Juan de Bermudez, the Spanish explorer who discovered the islands in 1515. See Bermúdez.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /bɚˈmjuːdə/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /bəˈmjuːdə/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Proper noun
Bermuda
- An archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the North Atlantic Ocean, 580 nautical miles (1074 kilometers) east-southeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina.
- 1613, Samuel Purchas, Pvrchas His Pilgrimes, volume I, London, OCLC 219967499, page 632:
- Sir Thomas Gates was appointed Lieutenant Generall ; Sir George Sommers Admirall of Virginia and were ſent to reſide there as Gouernours of the Colonie. But the Sea Venture, wherein the two Knights, and Captaine Newport, with a hundred and fiftie perſons ſayled, after long conflict with the two angrie Elements, was ſent to be impriſoned in Bermuda, where betweene two Rocks the Ship ſplit, the people eſcaping to Land.
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Derived terms
- Bermuda cedar
- Bermuda green
- Bermuda onion
- Bermuda rig
- Bermuda shorts
- Bermuda Triangle
Related terms
- Bermudan
- Bermudian
Translations
island group
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See also
- Appendix:Countries of the world
Further reading
- Bermuda on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Noun
Bermuda (uncountable)
- A pale, slightly blue shade of green
- Bermuda:
Anagrams
- rumbaed
German
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
Bermuda n (proper noun, genitive Bermudas or (optionally with an article) Bermuda)
- Bermuda (an archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the North Atlantic Ocean)
Declension
Declension of Bermuda [sg-only, neuter, strong]
singular | |||
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indef. | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | das | Bermuda |
genitive | eines | des | Bermudas |
dative | einem | dem | Bermuda |
accusative | ein | das | Bermuda |
Derived terms
- Bermuder, Bermuderin
Latin
Proper noun
Bermūda f sg (genitive Bermūdae); first declension
- (New Latin) Bermuda (an archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the North Atlantic Ocean)
Declension
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Bermūda |
Genitive | Bermūdae |
Dative | Bermūdae |
Accusative | Bermūdam |
Ablative | Bermūdā |
Vocative | Bermūda |
Locative | Bermūdae |
Swedish
Etymology
From the name of Juan de Bermudez, the Spanish explorer who discovered the islands in 1515. See Bermúdez.
Proper noun
Bermuda n (genitive Bermudas)
- Bermuda (an archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the North Atlantic Ocean)
Related terms
- bermudisk (“Bermudian”, adjective)
- bermudier c (“Bermudian male”)
- bermudiska c (“Bermudian female”)