föðurland
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From faðir (“father”) + land (“land”). Compare English fatherland, Old English fæderland, Dutch vaderland, German Vaterland, Danish fædreland.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
föðurland n
- fatherland
- Synonyms: fósturjörð, fósturland, móðurjörð, ættjörð, ættarjörð
- long underpants, especially ones made from wool
Declension edit
declension of föðurland
n-s | singular | plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | föðurland | föðurlandið | föðurlönd | föðurlöndin |
accusative | föðurland | föðurlandið | föðurlönd | föðurlöndin |
dative | föðurlandi | föðurlandinu | föðurlöndum | föðurlöndunum |
genitive | föðurlands | föðurlandsins | föðurlanda | föðurlandanna |
Derived terms edit
- föðurlandssvikari (“traitor”)
- föðurlandsvinur (“patriot”)