Scandinavia
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[edit] English
Red: The three monarchies that compose Scandinavia according to the strictest definition.
Orange: The possible extended usage.
Yellow: The maximal extended usage that takes Scandinavia as synonymous with the Nordic countries.
Orange: The possible extended usage.
Yellow: The maximal extended usage that takes Scandinavia as synonymous with the Nordic countries.
[edit] Etymology
From Latin Scandināvia, from Proto-Germanic *Skaþinawjō (“Scadia island”) (compare Old English Scedenig, Old Norse Skaney 'southern tip of Sweden'), from *-aujo 'island' (compare Old English ī(e)g 'island', Old Norse ey 'island').
[edit] Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -eɪviə
[edit] Proper noun
Scandinavia
- Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.
- The Scandinavian peninsula (Norway, Sweden and northern Finland).
- The Nordic countries as a group: Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Iceland, and their associated territories which include the Faroes, Greenland, and Åland.
[edit] Synonyms
- (group of countries): Nordic countries
[edit] Translations
Denmark, Norway, and Sweden
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peninsula
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group of countries — see Nordic countries
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[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Latin
[edit] Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *Skaþinawjō (“Scadia island”), from *-aujo 'island'.
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[edit] Proper noun
Scandināvia (genitive Scandināviae); f, first declension
[edit] Inflection
| nominative | Scandināvia |
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| genitive | Scandināviae |
| dative | Scandināviae |
| accusative | Scandināviam |
| ablative | Scandināviā |
| vocative | Scandināvia |
| locative | Scandināviae |
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[edit] Descendants
- English: Scandinavia