Guernsey

See also guernsey

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman, from Old Norse, compound of Granis (“Grani's”) and ey (“island”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈɡɜːnzi/
• (US) IPA: /ˈɡɜːrnzi/

Proper noun

Guernsey

1. The second-largest of the Channel Islands.

Noun

Guernsey (plural Guernsey)

1. A breed of dairy cattle originally bred in Guernsey.

Noun

Guernsey (plural Guernseys)

1. A specimen of the Guernsey breed.
2. A knitted fisherman’s sweater of a type made on the island.
3. A long-sleeved shirt worn by sportsmen, especially in rugby codes (historically).
4. (Australia) A team-liveried shirt; a jersey.
5. (Australia) Selection or election to a position.

Translations

island

• Asturian: Guernsey
• Chinese: 根西岛 (Gēnxī-dǎo)
• Czech: Guernsey (cs)
• Dutch: Guernsey (nl)
• Esperanto: Guernsey (eo)
• Finnish: Guernsey (fi)
• French: Guernesey (fr)
• German: Guernsey (de)
• Greek: Γκέρνσεϋ (Gérnsey)
• Guernésiais: Guernési m
• Hebrew: גרנסי (Gernsi)
• Hungarian: Guernsey (hu)
• Icelandic: Guernsey (is)
• Indonesian: Guernsey (id)
• Irish: Geansaí (ga) f
• Italian: Guernsey f, isola di Guernsey f

• Japanese: ガーンジー島 (Gānji-shimá)
• Jèrriais: Dgèrnésy m
• Latin: (Classical Latin) Lisia (la), (Middle Latin) Lesia (la)
• Limburgish: Guernsey
• Macedonian: Гернзи (mk) (Gérnzi) n
• Maltese: Gernesi
• Norman: Gùernesey m
• Norwegian: Guernsey (no)
• Polish: Guernsey (pl)
• Portuguese: Guernsey (pt)
• Russian: Гернси (Gérnsi), остров Гернси (óstrov Gérnsi) m
• Slovak: Guernsey (sk)
• Slovene: Guernsey (sl)
• Spanish: Guernesey f, isla de Guernesey f
• Swedish: Guernsey (sv)

cattle breed

• Italian: vacca di Guernsey f, mucca di Guernsey f

• Spanish: ganado de Guernesey m

cattle breed specimen

sweater

long-sleeved shirt worn by sportsmen

team-liveried shirt

selection or election to a position

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Italian

Proper noun

Guernsey

1. Guernsey (island)

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Norwegian

Proper noun

Guernsey

1. Guernsey (island)