Ísland

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Contents 1 Faroese 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Proper noun 1.3.1 Declension 2 Icelandic 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Proper noun 2.2.1 Declension 2.2.2 Synonyms 3 Old Norse 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Proper noun 3.2.1 Descendants

[edit] Faroese

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈʊisland]

[edit] Etymology

From Old Norse Ísland, from íss ‘ice’ ( > Faroese ísur) + land ‘land, country’ ( > Faroese land).

[edit] Proper noun

Ísland n.

1. Iceland

[edit] Declension

n8 -land	Singular
	Indefinite
Nominative	Ísland
Accusative
Dative	Íslandi
Genitive	Íslands

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[edit] Icelandic

[edit] Etymology

From Old Norse Ísland, from íss ‘ice’ ( > Icelandic ís) + land ‘land, country’ ( > Icelandic land).

[edit] Proper noun

Ísland n. (Ísland-s, -)

1. Iceland

[edit] Declension

Declension of Ísland
	(singular)		(plural)
	(indefinite)	(definite)	(indefinite)	(definite)
nominative	Ísland	-	-	-
accusative	Ísland	-	-	-
dative	Íslandi	-	-	-
genitive	Íslands	-	-	-
Other words with the same declension

[edit] Synonyms

• (archaic) Snæland n.
• (poetic) Frón n.
• (formal) Lýðveldið Ísland n.
• (informal) klaki
• Hrímgrund f.
• Hrímland n.

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[edit] Old Norse

[edit] Etymology

From íss ‘ice’ + land ‘land, country’.

[edit] Proper noun

Ísland n.

1. Iceland

[edit] Descendants

Danish: Island n. Faroese: Ísland n. Icelandic: Ísland n.

Norwegian: Island n. Swedish: Island n.