Spitzbergen
English edit
Etymology edit
From German Spitzbergen, a Germanised spelling of Dutch Spitsbergen.
Proper noun edit
Spitzbergen
- (dated) Alternative spelling of Spitsbergen
German edit
Etymology edit
From Dutch Spitsbergen, see there for more. Analysable as spitz (“pointed, pointy”) + Berge(n) (“mountains”). The original Dutch has the same meaning.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Spitzbergen n (proper noun, strong, genitive Spitzbergens)
- Svalbard; Spitsbergen (archipelago)
- Spitsbergen; West Spitsbergen (largest island of this archipelago)
Usage notes edit
- Outside of official use, German Spitzbergen remains the predominant word for both senses.
Synonyms edit
- (archipelago): Svalbard
- (island): West-Spitzbergen
Portuguese edit
Alternative forms edit
Proper noun edit
Spitzbergen f
- Spitsbergen (an island in Svalbard, Norway)