Miðjarðarhaf
Icelandic
editEtymology
editLiterally, “mid-earth sea”, from mið- (“mid-, middle”) + jörð (“earth”) + haf (“sea”). Calque of Latin mare mediterraneum.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editMiðjarðarhaf
- (often with definite article) the Mediterranean Sea (the sea between Europe and Africa)
Declension
editdeclension of Miðjarðarhaf
n-s | singular | |
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indefinite | definite | |
nominative | Miðjarðarhaf | Miðjarðarhafið |
accusative | Miðjarðarhaf | Miðjarðarhafið |
dative | Miðjarðarhafi | Miðjarðarhafinu |
genitive | Miðjarðarhafs | Miðjarðarhafsins |