Funen
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Danish Fyn, likely through German Fünen. Related with Danish fyge (“to blow around”), hence "windswept place".
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Funen
Translations
[edit]third largest island of Denmark
|
See also
[edit]- Zealand or Sealand (“Danish: Sjælland”) (the largest island of Denmark)
- North Jutlandic Island (“Danish: Nørrejyske Ø”), (also loosely called) Vendsyssel-Thy (“Danish: Vendsyssel-Thy”) or Jutland north of the Limfjord (“Danish: Jylland nord for Limfjorden”) (the second largest island of Denmark)
References
[edit]The meanings of selected place-names
Portuguese
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Funen f
Categories:
- English terms derived from Danish
- English terms derived from German
- English 2-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- en:Islands
- en:Places in Denmark
- English exonyms
- Portuguese lemmas
- Portuguese proper nouns
- Portuguese feminine nouns
- pt:Islands
- pt:Places in Denmark