fæderland
Old English
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-West Germanic *faderland, equivalent to fæder + land. Cognate with Middle Low German vāderlant, Middle High German vaterlant.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editfæderland n
Usage notes
edit- Since fæder was usually indeclinable in the singular, it's quite possible this was actually two separate words forming the phrase “father's land,” with no idiomatic meaning. See fæderrīċe, which is similar.
Declension
editDeclension of fæderland (strong a-stem)
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | fæderland | fæderland |
accusative | fæderland | fæderland |
genitive | fæderlandes | fæderlanda |
dative | fæderlande | fæderlandum |