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Ísland

See also: Island, Island', Īsland, and island

Faroese

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Etymology

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

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Proper noun

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Ísland n

  1. Iceland (an island and country in the North Atlantic Ocean in Europe)

Declension

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singular
indefinite
nominative Ísland
accusative Ísland
dative Íslandi
genitive Íslands

Derived terms

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈistlant/
  • Audio:(file)

Proper noun

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Ísland n (proper noun, genitive singular Íslands)

  1. Iceland (an island and country in the North Atlantic Ocean in Europe)
    Synonyms: (historical or poetic) Snæland, (poetic) Frón, (informal) klaki(nn), (poetic) Ísafold, (poetic) Ísaland, (poetic) Ísaláð, (poetic) Hrímgrund, (poetic) Hrímland, (historical) Garðarshólmi

Declension

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Declension of Ísland (sg-only neuter)
indefinite singular
nominative Ísland
accusative Ísland
dative Íslandi
genitive Íslands

Old Norse

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Etymology

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íss (“ice”) +‎ land (“land, country”)

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Ísland n (genitive Íslands)

  1. Iceland (an island and country in the North Atlantic Ocean in Europe)

Declension

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Declension of Ísland (strong a-stem, indefinite singular only)
neuter singular
indefinite
nominative Ísland
accusative Ísland
dative Íslandi
genitive Íslands

Descendants

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