Bretland

Faroese

Proper noun

Bretland n

1. (loosely) Britain (the United Kingdom, a kingdom and country in Northern Europe including the island of Great Britain as well as Northern Ireland on the northeastern portion of the island of Ireland)
2. Britain (great Britain, a large island (sometimes also including some of the surrounding smaller islands) off the north-west coast of Western Europe, made up of England, Scotland, and Wales; especially (but not exclusively) during antiquity)

Declension

	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Bretland
accusative	Bretland
dative	Bretlandi
genitive	Bretlands

Derived terms

• Stórabretland

Related terms

• breti (“Briton”)
• breskur (“British”)

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈprɛːt.lant/

Proper noun

Bretland n (proper noun, genitive singular Bretlands)

1. (loosely) Britain (the United Kingdom, a kingdom and country in Northern Europe including the island of Great Britain as well as Northern Ireland on the northeastern portion of the island of Ireland)
2. Britain (great Britain, a large island (sometimes also including some of the surrounding smaller islands) off the north-west coast of Western Europe, made up of England, Scotland, and Wales; especially (but not exclusively) during antiquity)

Declension

Declension of Bretland (sg-only neuter)

indefinite singular
nominative	Bretland
accusative	Bretland
dative	Bretlandi
genitive	Bretlands

Derived terms

• Stóra-Bretland

Related terms

• breskur
• Breti

Old English

Etymology

Bret +‎ land

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbretˌlɑnd/

Proper noun

Bretland n

1. Britain (a large island in Northern Europe)

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	Bretland	—
accusative	Bretland	—
genitive	Bretlandes	—
dative	Bretlande	—