headland

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EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

head +‎ land

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛdlənd/

NounEdit

headland ‎(plural headlands)

1. A bit of coastal land that juts into the sea; cape.
2. The unplowed boundary of a field.

SynonymsEdit

• (coastal land that juts into the sea): peninsula

TranslationsEdit

bit of coastal land that juts into the sea

• Czech: mys (cs) m, ostroh m
• Esperanto: kabo
• Finnish: niemi (fi)
• Greek:

  Ancient: ἄκρον n ‎(ákron)

• Irish: rinn f, ceann tíre m
• Italian: promontorio (it) m
• Macedonian: ‘рт m ‎(‘rt)
• Maori: whakaihu, rae, koraenga, kūrae, kūmore, kūmū, tūmū
• Norman: nez m (Jersey)
• Norwegian: nes (no) n, tange (no) m

  Bokmål: odde (no) m

  Nynorsk: odde m

• Old English: headfod
• Polish: cypel (pl) m, przylądek (pl) m
• Portuguese: promontório (pt) m, cabo (pt) m
• Russian: мыс (ru) m ‎(mys)
• Scots: mull
• Scottish Gaelic: rubha m, sròn f
• Slovene: rt (sl) m
• Spanish: promontorio (es) m
• Swedish: udde (sv)
• Vietnamese: mũi đất (vi)
• Volapük: länalineg

unplowed boundary of a field

• Finnish: piennar (fi), päiste (fi)
• Irish: iomaire cinn m

• Italian: capitagna f
• Spanish: capitaña f

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Translations to be checked

• Norman: ^{(please verify)} fouoyéthe f (Jersey)

See alsoEdit

• abuttal
• portolan