Grenland
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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse Grenland, from the stem of *grenir m pl + land. The Grenir were the old tribe that would inhabit the area around the lake Norsjø, probably described by Jordanes as Granniī.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Grenland n
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- Jørn Sandnes, Ola Stemshaug (1997) Norsk stadnamnleksikon, Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget, →ISBN
- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “Grenland”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN
Serbo-Croatian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Grènland m (Cyrillic spelling Грѐнланд)
- Greenland (a large self-governing island and dependent territory of Denmark, in North America)
Declension[edit]
Declension of Grenland
singular | |
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nominative | Grenland |
genitive | Grenlanda |
dative | Grenlandu |
accusative | Grenland |
vocative | Grenlande |
locative | Grenlandu |
instrumental | Grenlandom |
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- Serbo-Croatian terms with IPA pronunciation
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- sh:Islands
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