Norfolk
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English Northfolk, from Old English Norþfolc (literally “northern people”), from norþ (“north, northern”) + folc (“folk, people, race, nation”). As an Ecuadorian island, clipping of Duke of Norfolk's Island, bestowed by William Ambrosia Cowley in 1684 honor of Henry Howard, 6th Duke of Norfolk; his son Henry, the 7th duke; or both. As an Australian island and territory, bestowed by James Cook in 1774 in honor of Mary Howard, wife of the 9th duke.
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈnɔː(ɹ).fək/, /ˈnɔː(ɹ).foʊlk/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈnɔː(ɹ).fək/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Proper noun edit
Norfolk
- A maritime county of eastern England bordered by Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire, Suffolk, and the North Sea.
- Holonym: East Anglia
- Comeronym: Suffolk
- An English dukedom.
- A surname.
- A town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States.
- An independent city in Virginia, United States; the largest naval base in the world, situated there.
- Short for Norfolk County, a county of Massachusetts, United States.
- (historical) Short for Norfolk County, a former county of Virginia, United States.
- Short for Norfolk Island, an island in Australia.
- Short for Norfolk Island, a territory of Australia including the island.
- A language spoken on Norfolk Island.
- Synonym: Norfuk
- (historical) Former name of Santa Cruz, an island in Galapagos, Ecuador.
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Translations edit
county in England
Noun edit
Norfolk (plural Norfolks)
See also edit
Further reading edit
- Ethnologue entry for Norfolk, pih
Middle English edit
Proper noun edit
Norfolk
- Alternative form of Northfolk
Polish edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Norfolk m
- Norfolk (a county of eastern England)
- Norfolk (a town in Virginia)
- Norfolk Island
Declension edit
Declension of Norfolk
singular | |
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nominative | Norfolk |
genitive | Norfolku |
dative | Norfolkowi |
accusative | Norfolk |
instrumental | Norfolkiem |
locative | Norfolku |
vocative | Norfolku |
Further reading edit
- Norfolk in Polish dictionaries at PWN