Guernsey

See also: guernsey

English

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman, from Old Norse, compound of Grani (“Grani's”) and ey (“island”). Folk etymology points to a dialectal root for green.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɜːnzi/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɝnzi/

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Proper noun

Guernsey

1. An island, the second-largest of the Channel Islands
2. An unincorporated community in California
3. A city in Iowa
4. A hamlet in Saskatchewan, Canada
5. A town in Wyoming

Derived terms

• Guernsey County
• Guernsey elm

Translations

island

• Arabic: غِيرنْزِيّ
• Asturian: Guernsey
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 根西島／根西岛 (zh) (Gēnxī-dǎo)

• Cornish: Gwernenys f
• Czech: Guernsey (cs)
• Dutch: Guernsey (nl)
• Esperanto: Guernsey
• Estonian: Guernsey (et)
• Finnish: Guernsey (fi)
• French: Guernesey (fr)
• German: Guernsey (de)
• Greek: Γκέρνσεϊ n (Gkérnseï)
• Hebrew: גרנסי (Gernsi)
• Hungarian: Guernsey (hu)
• Icelandic: Guernsey
• Indonesian: Guernsey
• Irish: Geansaí f
• Italian: Guernsey f, isola di Guernsey f
• Japanese: ガーンジー島 (Gānji-shimá)
• Latin: (Classical Latin) Lisia, (Middle Latin) Lesia, Sarmia
• Limburgish: Guernsey
• Macedonian: Ге́рнзи n (Gérnzi)
• Maltese: Gernesi
• Maori: Kōnuiihi
• Norman: Dgèrnésy m (Jersey), Guernési m (Guernsey), Gùernesey m (continental Normandy)
• Norwegian: Guernsey
• Polish: Guernsey (pl)
• Portuguese: Guernsey (pt)
• Russian: Ге́рнси (Gérnsi), о́стров Ге́рнси m (óstrov Gérnsi)
• Scots: Gansey
• Scottish Gaelic: Geàrnsaidh m
• Slovak: Guernsey
• Slovene: Guernsey
• Spanish: Guernesey f, isla de Guernesey f
• Swedish: Guernsey (sv)
• Ukrainian: Ґе́рнсі m (Gérnsi)
• Welsh: Guernsey f

Noun

Guernsey (plural Guernseys)

1. A cow of a breed of dairy cattle originally bred in Guernsey.
2. A knitted fisherman’s sweater of a type made on the island.
3. A long-sleeved shirt worn by sportsmen, especially in rugby codes (historically).
4. (Australia) A team-liveried shirt; a jersey.
5. (Australia) Selection or election to a position.

Translations

cattle breed

• Italian: ^{(please verify)} vacca di Guernsey f, ^{(please verify)} mucca di Guernsey f
• Spanish: ^{(please verify)} ganado de Guernesey m

cattle breed specimen

sweater

long-sleeved shirt worn by sportsmen

team-liveried shirt

selection or election to a position

Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Guernsey.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡwɛrn.sej/
• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɛrn.sej/
• Rhymes: -ɛrnsej

Proper noun

Guernsey ?

1. Guernsey (island)

Norwegian Bokmål

Proper noun

Guernsey

1. Guernsey (an island in the Channel Islands)

See also

• Kanaløyene

Norwegian Nynorsk

Proper noun

Guernsey

1. Guernsey (an island in the Channel Islands)

See also

• Kanaløyane

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Guernsey. Doublet of garnisé.

Proper noun

Guernsey f

1. Guernsey (an island and dependency of the United Kingdom in the English Channel)

Spanish

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Guernsey ?

1. Guernsey