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User:Benwing2/land

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See also: Land, länd, lǟnd, and -land

English edit

 
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Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Middle English lond, land, from Old English land, lond (“earth, land, soil, ground; defined piece of land, territory, realm, province, district; landed property; country (not town); ridge in a ploughed field”), from Proto-West Germanic *land, from Proto-Germanic *landą (“land”), from Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- (“land, heath”).

Cognate with Scots laund (“land”), West Frisian lân (“land”), Dutch land (“land, country”), German Land (“land, country, state”), Norwegian and Swedish land (“land, country, shore, territory”), Icelandic land (“land”). Non-Germanic cognates include Old Irish lann (“heath”), Welsh llan (“enclosure”), Breton lann (“heath”), Old Church Slavonic лѧдо (lędo), from Proto-Slavic *lęda (“heath, wasteland”) and Albanian lëndinë (“heath, grassland”).

Noun edit

land (countable and uncountable, plural lands)

  1. The part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water.
    Most insects live on land.
  2. Real estate or landed property; a partitioned and measurable area which is owned and on which buildings can be erected.
    There are 50 acres of land in this estate.
  3. A country or region.
    They come from a faraway land.
  4. A person's country of origin and/or homeplace; homeland.
  5. The soil, in respect to its nature or quality for farming.
    wet land; good or bad land for growing potatoes
  6. (often in combination) realm, domain.
    I'm going to Disneyland.
    Maybe that's how it works in TV-land, but not in the real world.
  7. (agriculture) The ground left unploughed between furrows; any of several portions into which a field is divided for ploughing.
  8. (Irish English, colloquial) A shock or fright.
    He got an awful land when the police arrived.
  9. (electronics) A conducting area on a board or chip which can be used for connecting wires.
  10. In a compact disc or similar recording medium, an area of the medium which does not have pits.
  11. (travel) The non-airline portion of an itinerary. Hotel, tours, cruises, etc.
    Our city offices sell a lot more land than our suburban offices.
  12. (obsolete) The ground or floor.
  13. (nautical) The lap of the strakes in a clinker-built boat; the lap of plates in an iron vessel; called also landing.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Knight to this entry?)
  14. In any surface prepared with indentations, perforations, or grooves, that part of the surface which is not so treated, such as the level part of a millstone between the furrows.
    1. (ballistics) The space between the rifling grooves in a gun.
    • 2008 August 1, Lisa Steele, “Ballistics”, in Eric York Drogin, editor, Science for Lawyers, American Bar Association, page 16:
      The FBI maintains a database, the General Rifling Characteristics (GRC) file, which is organized by caliber, number of lands and grooves, direction of twist, and width of lands and grooves, to help an examiner figure out the origin of a recovered bullet.
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  15. (Scotland, historical) A group of dwellings or tenements under one roof and having a common entry.
Hyponyms edit
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Verb edit

land (third-person singular simple present lands, present participle landing, simple past and past participle landed)

  1. (intransitive) To descend to a surface, especially from the air.
    The plane is about to land.
  2. (dated) To alight, to descend from a vehicle.
    • 1859, “Rules adopted by the Sixth Avenue Railway, N. Y.”, quoted in Alexander Easton, A Practical Treatise on Street or Horse-Power Railways, page 108:
      10. You will be civil and attentive to passengers, giving proper assistance to ladies and children getting in or out, and never start the car before passengers are fairly received or landed.
  3. (intransitive) To come into rest.
  4. (intransitive) To arrive at land, especially a shore, or a dock, from a body of water.
  5. (transitive) To bring to land.
    It can be tricky to land a helicopter.
    Use the net to land the fish.
  6. (transitive) To acquire; to secure.
    • 2012 May 5, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool”, in BBC Sport‎[1]:
      As Di Matteo celebrated and captain John Terry raised the trophy for the fourth time, the Italian increased his claims to become the permanent successor to Andre Villas-Boas by landing a trophy.
  7. (transitive) To deliver.
Derived terms edit
Terms derived from the verb land
Translations edit
to arrive at land, especially a shore, or a dock, from a body of water
to deliver — see deliver

Adjective edit

land (not comparable)

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  1. Of or relating to land.
  2. Residing or growing on land.
Translations edit

Etymology 2 edit

From Old English hland.

Noun edit

land (uncountable)

  1. lant; urine

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “Benwing2/land”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

Afrikaans edit

Etymology edit

From Dutch land, from Old Dutch lant, from Proto-Germanic *landą, from Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- (“land, heath”).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /lant/, [länt], [lant]

Noun edit

land (plural lande)

  1. country; nation

Danish edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Danish land, from Old Norse land, from Proto-Germanic *landą, cognate with English land, German Land.

Noun edit

land n (singular definite Benwing2/landet, plural indefinite Benwing2/lande)

  1. country (a geographical area that is politically independent)
    Synonyms: stat, nation
  2. (uncountable, chiefly definite singular) country, countryside (rural areas outside the cities with agricultural production)
  3. land (part of Earth that is not covered in water)
  4. (as the last part of compounds) a large area or facility dedicated to a certain type of activity or merchandise
Usage notes edit

In compounds: land-, lande-, lands-.

Inflection edit
Declension of Benwing2/land
neuter
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative Benwing2/land Benwing2/landet Benwing2/lande Benwing2/landene
genitive Benwing2/lands Benwing2/landets Benwing2/landes Benwing2/landenes
Derived terms edit
Terms derived from land (“country, nation”)
Terms derived from land (“countryside”)
Terms derived from land (“(dry) land”)
Terms derived from land (“amusement park”)

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb edit

land

  1. imperative of lande

Dutch edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Middle Dutch lant, from Old Dutch lant, from Proto-Germanic *landą, from Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- (“land, heath”).

Noun edit

land n (plural Benwing2/landen, diminutive landje n)

  1. land; country
  2. land (part of Earth not covered by water)
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
  • Afrikaans: land
  • → Sranan Tongo: lanti

Etymology 2 edit

Verb edit

land

  1. inflection of landen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

Elfdalian edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse land, from Proto-Germanic *landą, from Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- (“land, heath”). Cognate with Swedish land.

Noun edit

land n

  1. country; nation

Declension edit

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Declension of land
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative land landeð land landę
accusative land landeð land landę
dative lande landę landum landum(e)
genitive — — — —


Faroese edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Norse land, from Proto-Germanic *landą, from Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- (“land, heath”).

Noun edit

land n (genitive singular lands, plural lond)

  1. land
  2. coast
  3. country, nation
  4. ground, soil
  5. the state
Declension edit
n8 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative land landið lond londini
Accusative land landið lond londini
Dative landi landinum londum londunum
Genitive lands landsins landa landanna
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Etymology 2 edit

From Old Norse hland, from Proto-Germanic *hlandą, from Proto-Indo-European *klān- (“liquid, wet ground”). Cognate with Lithuanian klanas (“pool, puddle, slop”).

Noun edit

land n (genitive singular lands, uncountable)

  1. (uncountable) urine
Declension edit
n8 Singular
Indefinite Definite
Nominative land landið
Accusative land landið
Dative landi landinum
Genitive lands landsins

Gothic edit

Romanization edit

land

  1. Romanization of 𐌻𐌰𐌽𐌳

Icelandic edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse land, from Proto-Germanic *landą, from Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- (“land, heath”).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

land n (genitive singular lands, nominative plural lönd)

  1. (uncountable) land, earth, ground (part of the Earth not under water)
  2. (countable) country
    Japan er fallegt land.
    Japan is a beautiful country.
  3. (uncountable) countryside, country
    Ég bý úti á landi.
    I live in the country.
  4. (uncountable) land, as a mass noun, measurable in quantity
  5. (countable) tracts of land, an estate
    Ég á þetta land og allt sem er á því.
    I own this land and everything on it.

Declension edit

declension of Benwing2/land
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative land landið lönd löndin
accusative land landið lönd löndin
dative landi landinu löndum löndunum
genitive lands landsins landa landanna

Derived terms edit

Middle English edit

Noun edit

land

  1. Alternative form of lond

Norwegian Bokmål edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Norse land, from Proto-Germanic *landą, from Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- (“land, heath”).

Noun edit

land n (definite singular Benwing2/landet, indefinite plural Benwing2/land, definite plural Benwing2/landa or Benwing2/landene)

  1. country
  2. land
Derived terms edit
Terms derived from Benwing2/land

Etymology 2 edit

Verb edit

land

  1. imperative of lande

References edit

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Norse land, from Proto-Germanic *landą, from Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- (“land, heath”). Akin to English land.

Noun edit

land n (definite singular Benwing2/landet, indefinite plural Benwing2/land, definite plural Benwing2/landa)

  1. country
    Noreg er eit land i nord.
    Norway is a country in the north.
  2. land
    Det var mangel på land for jordbruk.
    There was a lack of land for agriculture.
Derived terms edit
Terms derived from Benwing2/land

Etymology 2 edit

From Old Norse hland, from Proto-Germanic *hlandą.

Noun edit

land n (definite singular Benwing2/landet, indefinite plural Benwing2/land, definite plural Benwing2/landa)

  1. urine from livestock

References edit

Old Danish edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse land, from Proto-Germanic *landą.

Noun edit

land n (genitive lanz, plural land)

  1. land
    • 1241, Codex Holmiensis, prologue.
      Mæth logh skal land byggæs.
      With law shall land be built.

Declension edit

Declension of land (Scanian system)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative land landit land landin
accusative land landit land landin
dative landi landinu landum landunum
genitive lanz lanzins landa landanna
The declension is unstable and should be treated as a guide. The case system was gradually being simplified from four to two cases. Even some nominative markers were sporadically kept in the Scanian dialect, although they mostly were replaced with the accusative endings from Old Norse.

Descendants edit

Old English edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-West Germanic *land, from Proto-Germanic *landą, from Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- (“land, heath”). Cognate with Old Saxon land, Old Frisian land, lond, Old Dutch lant (Dutch land), Old High German lant (German Land), Old Norse land (Swedish land), Gothic 𐌻𐌰𐌽𐌳 (land). The Proto-Indo-European root is also the source of Proto-Celtic *landā (Welsh llan (“enclosure”), Breton lann (“heath”)).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

land n

  1. land (dry portion of the Earth's surface)
  2. a country
  3. region within a country: district, province
  4. the country, countryside
  5. owned or tilled land, an estate

Declension edit

Declension of Benwing2/land (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative land land
accusative land land
genitive landes landa
dative lande landum

Derived terms edit

Derived prefix terms
Derived suffix terms
Derived national terms

Related terms edit

  • belandian (“to bereave of land, dispossess”)
  • belendan (“to bereave of land, dispossess”)
  • ġelandian (“to land, to become land”)
  • ġelendan (“to near, land, or come into lands as wealth”)
  • lendan (“to come to land”)

Descendants edit

References edit

Old Irish edit

Noun edit

land ?

  1. Alternative spelling of lann

Mutation edit

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
land
also lland after a proclitic 		land
pronounced with /l(ʲ)-/ 		unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Old Norse edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *landą, from Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- (“land, heath”). Cognate with Old Saxon land, Old Frisian land, lond, Old English land, lond, Old Dutch lant, Old High German lant, Gothic 𐌻𐌰𐌽𐌳 (land).

Noun edit

land n (genitive lands, plural lǫnd)

  1. land

Declension edit

  Declension of Benwing2/land (strong a-stem)
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative land landit lǫnd lǫndin
accusative land landit lǫnd lǫndin
dative landi landinu lǫndum lǫndunum
genitive lands landsins landa landanna

Descendants edit

References edit

  • land inGeir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Old Saxon edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *landą, from Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- (“land, heath”). Cognate with Old English land, lond, Old Frisian land, lond, Dutch land, Old High German lant (German Land), Old Norse land (Swedish land), Gothic 𐌻𐌰𐌽𐌳 (land). The Proto-Indo-European root is also the source of Proto-Celtic *landā (Welsh llan (“enclosure”), Breton lann (“heath”)).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

land n

  1. land

Declension edit

Declension of land (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative land land
accusative land land
genitive landes landō
dative lande landun
instrumental — —


Descendants edit

  • Middle Low German: lant

Old Swedish edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse land, from Proto-Germanic *landą.

Noun edit

land n

  1. land

Declension edit

  Declension of Benwing2/land (strong a-stem)
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative land landit land landin
accusative land landit land landin
dative landi, lande landinu, landeno landum, landom landumin, landomen
genitive lands landsins landa landanna

Descendants edit

Polish edit

 
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Etymology edit

From German Land, from Middle High German lant, from Old High German lant, from Proto-West Germanic *land, from Proto-Germanic *landą, from Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- (“land, heath”).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

land m inan

  1. Land (federal state in Austria and Germany)
  2. (Poznań) countryside (rural area)
    Synonyms: prowincja, wieś

Declension edit

Declension of User:Benwing2/land
singular plural
nominative User:Benwing2/land User:Benwing2/landy
genitive User:Benwing2/landu User:Benwing2/landów
dative User:Benwing2/landowi User:Benwing2/landom
accusative User:Benwing2/land User:Benwing2/landy
instrumental User:Benwing2/landem User:Benwing2/landami
locative User:Benwing2/landzie User:Benwing2/landach
vocative User:Benwing2/landzie User:Benwing2/landy

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Spanish edit

Etymology edit

From German Land.

Noun edit

land m (plural lands)

  1. one of the federal states of Germany
    • 2020 January 29, “El coronavirus ya se transmite fuera de China y se teme por su afectación al Mobile”, in La Vanguardia‎[2]:
      Alemania confirmó ayer los cuatro primeros casos de coronavirus de Wuhan en su territorio, todos pertenecientes a la misma empresa de componentes de automóvil del land alemán de Baviera.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Further reading edit

Swedish edit

Etymology edit

From Old Swedish land, from Old Norse land, from Proto-Germanic *landą, from Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- (“land, heath”).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

land n

  1. a land, a country, a nation, a state
  2. (uncountable) land, ground, earth, territory; as opposed to sea or air
    land i sikte!
    land in sight!
    efter kriget tvangs förlorande staterna avträda mycket land
    after the war, the losing states had to cede much land
  3. (uncountable) land, countryside, earth, ground suitable for farming; as opposed to towns and cities
    livet på landet
    life in the countryside
    stad och land
    town and country
  4. a garden plot, short for trädgårdsland; small piece of ground for growing vegetables, flowers, etc.

Declension edit

Declension of Benwing2/land 1
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative Benwing2/land Benwing2/landet länder länderna
Genitive Benwing2/lands Benwing2/landets länders ländernas
Declension of Benwing2/land 2-3
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative Benwing2/land landet — —
Genitive Benwing2/lands landets — —
Declension of Benwing2/land 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative Benwing2/land Benwing2/landet Benwing2/land Benwing2/landen
Genitive Benwing2/lands Benwing2/landets Benwing2/lands Benwing2/landens

Synonyms edit

  • (country): nation
  • (neither sea nor air): backe, landbacke, mark
  • (ground suitable for farming): mark (owned land in general, for farming or not)

Derived terms edit

References edit

Zealandic edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Dutch lant

Noun edit

land n (plural [please provide])

  1. land
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