Öland
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Swedish Öland. Doublet of island.
Proper noun edit
Öland
Translations edit
Estonian edit
Etymology edit
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Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Öland (genitive Ölandi, partitive Ölandit)
Declension edit
| Declension of Öland (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Öland | — | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | Ölandi | ||
| genitive | — | ||
| partitive | Ölandit | — | |
| illative | Ölandisse | — | |
| inessive | Ölandis | — | |
| elative | Ölandist | — | |
| allative | Ölandile | — | |
| adessive | Ölandil | — | |
| ablative | Ölandilt | — | |
| translative | Ölandiks | — | |
| terminative | Ölandini | — | |
| essive | Ölandina | — | |
| abessive | Ölandita | — | |
| comitative | Ölandiga | — | |
French edit
Proper noun edit
Öland ?
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
By surface analysis, ö + land.
Debated origin.
- Either inherited from Old Swedish øland (“island”), then cognate with English island.[1]
- Or compound of ø (“island”) + land (“land; province”), in the sense "the land of the island". Compare with Södermanland.[1]
Earliest known form attested since 1283 as Medieval Latin Ølandia.[1]
Pronunciation edit
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Proper noun edit
Öland n (genitive Ölands)