Grænhöfðaeyjar

Icelandic

Etymology

Calque of Portuguese Cabo Verde, grænn (“green”) +‎ höfði (“cape”) +‎ eyjar (“islands”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkraiːnˌhœvðaˌeijar/

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Proper noun

Grænhöfðaeyjar f pl

Cape Verde (an archipelago and country in West Africa)

Declension

declension of Grænhöfðaeyjar

	indefinite
f-s1	plural
nominative	Grænhöfðaeyjar
accusative	Grænhöfðaeyjar
dative	Grænhöfðaeyjum
genitive	Grænhöfðaeyja

Further reading

“Grænhöfðaeyjar” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)

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