inlandsis

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish indlandsis (literally “inland ice”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈin.lən.sis]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈin.lan.sis]

Noun

inlandsis m (invariable)

1. ice sheet

   Synonym: glacera continental

Further reading

• “inlandsis”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024

French

Etymology

From Danish indlandsis (literally “inland ice”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /in.lɑ̃d.sis/

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Noun

inlandsis m (plural inlandsis)

1. ice sheet

Further reading

• “inlandsis”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Swedish

Etymology

Compound of inland (“inland”) +‎ -s- +‎ is (“ice”). First attested in 1865.

Noun

inlandsis c

1. continental glacier; ice sheet
   • 1861 June 10, anonymous author, “Den svenska ishafsexpeditionen under adjunkten O. Torell [The Swedish Arctic expedition led by the adjunct O. Torell]”, in Aftonbladet, page 3:

     Han lyckades att bestiga Grönlands inlandsis, hvilken såsom en enda ofantlig glacier betäcker dess land, och anställde vid kusten omfattande draggningar ända till 280 famnars djup.

     He succeeded in ascending the inland ice of Greenland, which, like a single immense glacier, covers its land, and conducted extensive surveys along the coast to a depth of 280 fathoms.

   • 2021 August 8, Erika Bjerström, “Här smälter inlandsisen i rekordfart [Here, the ice sheet is melting at a record pace.]”, in SVT Nyheter:

     Skulle hela inlandsisen smälta skulle det kunna leda till en global havsnivåhöjning på sju meter, även om det skulle ta flera hundra år innan det skulle bli verklighet.

     If the entire ice sheet were to melt, it could lead to a global sea level rise of seven meters, although it would take several hundred years before it would become a reality.

Declension

Declension of inlandsis
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	inlandsis	inlandsisen	inlandsisar	inlandsisarna
Genitive	inlandsis	inlandsisens	inlandsisars	inlandsisarnas