Nýja-Sjáland

Icelandic

Etymology

From nýr (“new”) +‎ Sjáland (“Zealand, Zeeland”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈniːjaˌsjauːlant/

Proper noun

Nýja-Sjáland n (proper noun, genitive singular Nýja-Sjálands)

1. New Zealand (a country and archipelago of Oceania, to the east of Australia)

Declension

Declension of Nýja-Sjáland (sg-only neuter, based on Sjáland)

indefinite singular
nominative	Nýja-Sjáland
accusative	Nýja-Sjáland
dative	Nýja-Sjálandi
genitive	Nýja-Sjálands

See also

• Sjáland
• Norðurey
• Suðurey