Grænhöfðaeyjar

Icelandic

Etymology

Calque of Portuguese Cabo Verde, grænn (“green”) +‎ höfði (“cape”) +‎ eyjar (“islands”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkraiːnˌhœvðaˌeijar/

Proper noun

Grænhöfðaeyjar f pl (proper noun, plural only, genitive plural Grænhöfðaeyja)

1. Cape Verde (an archipelago and country in West Africa)

Declension

Declension of Grænhöfðaeyjar (pl-only feminine)

indefinite plural
nominative	Grænhöfðaeyjar
accusative	Grænhöfðaeyjar
dative	Grænhöfðaeyjum
genitive	Grænhöfðaeyja

Further reading

• “Grænhöfðaeyjar” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)