Ísland

See also Island, island, and Island'

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈʊiʃland]

Etymology

From Old Norse Ísland, from íss (“ice”) ( > Faroese ísur) + land (“land, country”) ( > Faroese land).

Proper noun

Ísland n

1. Iceland

Declension

n8 -land	Singular
	Indefinite
Nominative	Ísland
Accusative
Dative	Íslandi
Genitive	Íslands

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse Ísland, from íss (“ice”) ( > Icelandic ís) + land (“land, country”) ( > Icelandic land).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈistlant/

Proper noun

Ísland n

1. 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

• (archaic) Snæland n
• (poetic) Frón n
• (informal) klaki
• Hrímgrund f
• Hrímland n

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Old Norse

Etymology

From íss (“ice”) + land (“land, country”).

Proper noun

Ísland n

1. Iceland

Descendants

Danish: Island n Faroese: Ísland n Icelandic: Ísland n

Norwegian: Island n Swedish: Island n