Svalbard

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Norse Svalbarð n probably through Norwegian. From svalr (cool) +‎ barð (edge, brim), thus roughly meaning cold shore, probably alluding to the treeless landscape mostly covered with grass.

The name was first attested in annales referring to year 1194, but it’s uncertain whether it referred to the modern archipelago. [1] [2]

Cognate with Faroese Svalbarð, Icelandic Svalbarði and Norwegian Svalbard.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsvɑːlbɑː(ɹ)/, (anglicized) /ˈsvɑːlbɑː(ɹ)d/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Proper noun

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Svalbard

  1. A group of islands northeast of Greenland; a territory of Norway.

Synonyms

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Translations

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References

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  1. ^ L. Chekin (2020) Svalbarðs fundr : The Place Name Svalbard and Its Connotations in Medieval and Modern Literature and Cartography, →DOI
  2. ^ R. Hennig (1925) Von rätselhaften Ländern : Versunkene Stätten der Geschichte

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German

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsvaːlˌbart/, [ˈsʋaːlˌbaʁt], [-ˌbaɐ̯t], [-ˌbaːt]

Proper noun

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Svalbard n (proper noun, genitive Svalbards or (optionally with an article) Svalbard)

  1. (especially official use) Svalbard (an archipelago in the far north of Norway)
    Synonym: (remains predominant) Spitzbergen

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Norse Svalbarð n or Svalbarðr m. See the English entry for more information.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Svalbard

  1. Svalbard (a Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean, to the north of Norway)

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Longyearbyen with coal power plant and industrial buildings in the foreground with the fjord and bare mountains behind.
Longyearbyen på Svalbard.

Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Norse Svalbarð n or Svalbarðr m, from svalr (cool) +‎ barð (edge, brim), thus roughly meaning cold shore. See the English entry for more information.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /²svaːlbaːr/, /²svaːɽbaːɽ/

Proper noun

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Svalbard n

  1. Svalbard (an archipelago in the far north of Norway)

Derived terms

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Polish

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Proper noun

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Svalbard m

  1. Svalbard (group of islands in the Arctic)

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Portuguese

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Proper noun

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Svalbard f

  1. Svalbard (an archipelago and territory of Norway in the Arctic Ocean)