Newfoundland

English

Newfoundland

Etymology

From Middle English new found lande (in a letter, apparently written in 1499, from Henry VII of England to his lord chancellor, Cardinal John Morton, about the North American land explored by Sebastian and John Cabot, a likely location being Newfoundland, or the name later being specifically narrowed down to it), equivalent to newfound +‎ land.

Pronunciation

• (Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈn(j)u.fənd.lənd/, /ˌn(j)u.fəndˈlænd/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈnjuːˌfaʊnd.lənd/, /ˈnjuː.fənd.lənd/, /ˌnjuːˈfaʊnd.lənd/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈnuˌfaʊnd.lənd/, /ˈnu.fənd.lənd/
• In all accents, /lænd/ is possible instead of the reduced /lənd/.

Proper noun

Newfoundland

2. A large island off the coast of eastern Canada, which, along with Labrador, has composed the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador since 1949, and the Dominion of Newfoundland, before it.
3. (historical) Former name of Newfoundland and Labrador.
4. (informal) Ellipsis of Newfoundland and Labrador.
5. (historical) A former North American constituent country of the British Empire; in full, Dominion of Newfoundland.
6. (historical) A former North American colony of the British Empire; in full, Colony of Newfoundland.

Synonyms

island

• Island of Newfoundland
• Newfoundland Island
• the Rock

Derived terms

• Colony of Newfoundland
• Dominion of Newfoundland
• Island of Newfoundland
• Newfie
• Newfoundland and Labrador
• Newfoundland and Labradorian
• Newfoundland Colony
• Newfoundlander
• Newfoundland Island
• Newfoundland speed bump

provincial abbreviations

• Nfld
• NFLD.
• NFLD
• Nfld.
• NL
• Nl
• Nl.
• N.L.
• N. L.

Translations

Island off the coast of Eastern Canada

• Basque: Ternua
• Breton: Douar-Nevez m
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 紐芬蘭 / 纽芬兰 (nau⁵ fan¹ laan⁴)

  Mandarin: 紐芬蘭 / 纽芬兰 (zh) (Niǔfēnlán)

• Dutch: Newfoundland, Terneuf
• Esperanto: Novlando
• Faroese: Nýfundland n
• Finnish: Newfoundland (fi)
• French: Terre-Neuve (fr) f
• Georgian: ნიუფაუნდლენდი (niupaundlendi)
• German: Neufundland (de) n
• Greek: Νέα Γη f (Néa Gi)
• Hindi: न्यूफ़ाउंडलैंड m (nyūfāuṇḍlaiṇḍ)
• Hungarian: Új-Fundland (hu)
• Icelandic: Nýfundnaland n
• Inuktitut: ᓂᐅᐸᐅᓛᓐ (niopaolaan)
• Irish: Talamh an Éisc
• Italian: Terranova f
• Japanese: ニューファンドランド (Nyūfandorando), ニューファンドランド島 (Nyūfandorando-Tō)
• Korean: 뉴펀들랜드 (Nyupeondeullaendeu), 뉴펀들랜드섬 (Nyupeondeullaendeuseom),
• Latin: Terra Nova f
• Lithuanian: Niufaundlandas m
• Manx: Thalloo yn Eeast m
• Mi'kmaq: Taqamkuk
• Norman: Tèrre-Neuve f
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: Newfoundland

  Nynorsk: Newfoundland

• Polish: Nowa Fundlandia (pl) f
• Portuguese: Terra Nova (pt) f
• Russian: Ньюфа́ундленд (ru) m (Nʹjufáundlend)
• Scottish Gaelic: Talamh an Èisg f, Eilean a' Trosg m
• Spanish: Terranova f, Tierra Nueva f
• Swedish: Newfoundland (sv), Vinland (sv)
• Ukrainian: Ньюфа́ундленд m (Nʹjufáundlend)
• Volapük: Nula-Faunlän (vo)
• Welsh: y Tir Newydd m

Noun

Newfoundland (plural Newfoundlands)

1. A very large breed of working dog from Newfoundland, with a shaggy, usually black coat, known for its water rescue ability, strength, and gentle disposition.
   • 1831, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XVIII, in Romance and Reality. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, page 311:

     The younger, a frank, bold, bright-eyed child, was mounted on a large Newfoundland dog, whose impatience the elder brother was trying to soothe.

Synonyms

• Newf

Translations

dog

• Finnish: newfoundlandinkoira
• French: chien de Terre-Neuve, terre-neuve (fr)
• German: Neufundländer (de)
• Hindi: न्यूफ़ाउंडलैंड m (nyūfāuṇḍlaiṇḍ)
• Hungarian: újfundlandi (hu)
• Irish: madra Thalamh an Éisc m
• Italian: terranova m, cane di Terranova m
• Japanese: ニューファンドランド (Nyūfandorando)
• Lithuanian: niufaundlandas m
• Polish: nowofundland (pl) m, nowofundlandczyk (pl) m, wodołaz (pl) m
• Portuguese: terra-nova (pt) m
• Russian: ньюфа́ундленд (ru) m (nʹjufáundlend), водола́з (ru) m (vodoláz)
• Slovak: novofundlanďan m, novofunlandský pes m
• Spanish: terranova m
• Ukrainian: ньюфа́ундленд m (nʹjufáundlend), водола́з m (vodoláz)

Czech

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Newfoundland.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɲuːfau̯ndlɛnt]
• Rhymes: -au̯ndlɛnt
• Hyphenation: New‧found‧land

Proper noun

Newfoundland m inan (relational adjective newfoundlandský)

1. Newfoundland (a large island of the coast of eastern Canada, part of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador)

Declension

Declension of Newfoundland (sg-only hard masculine inanimate)

	singular
nominative	Newfoundland
genitive	Newfoundlandu
dative	Newfoundlandu
accusative	Newfoundland
vocative	Newfoundlande
locative	Newfoundlandu
instrumental	Newfoundlandem

Further reading

• “Newfoundland”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Finnish

Etymology

From English Newfoundland.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈn(j)yːfɑundlænd/, [ˈn(j)yːfɑ̝ˌun.dlænd]
• Rhymes: -un.dlænd

Proper noun

Newfoundland

1. Newfoundland (a large island of the coast of eastern Canada, part of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador)

Declension

Inflection of Newfoundland (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		Newfoundland	—
genitive		Newfoundlandin	—
partitive		Newfoundlandia	—
illative		Newfoundlandiin	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Newfoundland	—
accusative	nom.	Newfoundland	—
	gen.	Newfoundlandin
genitive		Newfoundlandin	—
partitive		Newfoundlandia	—
inessive		Newfoundlandissa	—
elative		Newfoundlandista	—
illative		Newfoundlandiin	—
adessive		Newfoundlandilla	—
ablative		Newfoundlandilta	—
allative		Newfoundlandille	—
essive		Newfoundlandina	—
translative		Newfoundlandiksi	—
abessive		Newfoundlanditta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Newfoundland (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Newfoundlandini — accusative nom. Newfoundlandini — gen. Newfoundlandini genitive Newfoundlandini — partitive Newfoundlandiani — inessive Newfoundlandissani — elative Newfoundlandistani — illative Newfoundlandiini — adessive Newfoundlandillani — ablative Newfoundlandiltani — allative Newfoundlandilleni — essive Newfoundlandinani — translative Newfoundlandikseni — abessive Newfoundlandittani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Newfoundlandisi — accusative nom. Newfoundlandisi — gen. Newfoundlandisi genitive Newfoundlandisi — partitive Newfoundlandiasi — inessive Newfoundlandissasi — elative Newfoundlandistasi — illative Newfoundlandiisi — adessive Newfoundlandillasi — ablative Newfoundlandiltasi — allative Newfoundlandillesi — essive Newfoundlandinasi — translative Newfoundlandiksesi — abessive Newfoundlandittasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Newfoundlandimme — accusative nom. Newfoundlandimme — gen. Newfoundlandimme genitive Newfoundlandimme — partitive Newfoundlandiamme — inessive Newfoundlandissamme — elative Newfoundlandistamme — illative Newfoundlandiimme — adessive Newfoundlandillamme — ablative Newfoundlandiltamme — allative Newfoundlandillemme — essive Newfoundlandinamme — translative Newfoundlandiksemme — abessive Newfoundlandittamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Newfoundlandinne — accusative nom. Newfoundlandinne — gen. Newfoundlandinne genitive Newfoundlandinne — partitive Newfoundlandianne — inessive Newfoundlandissanne — elative Newfoundlandistanne — illative Newfoundlandiinne — adessive Newfoundlandillanne — ablative Newfoundlandiltanne — allative Newfoundlandillenne — essive Newfoundlandinanne — translative Newfoundlandiksenne — abessive Newfoundlandittanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Newfoundlandinsa — accusative nom. Newfoundlandinsa — gen. Newfoundlandinsa genitive Newfoundlandinsa — partitive Newfoundlandiaan Newfoundlandiansa — inessive Newfoundlandissaan Newfoundlandissansa — elative Newfoundlandistaan Newfoundlandistansa — illative Newfoundlandiinsa — adessive Newfoundlandillaan Newfoundlandillansa — ablative Newfoundlandiltaan Newfoundlandiltansa — allative Newfoundlandilleen Newfoundlandillensa — essive Newfoundlandinaan Newfoundlandinansa — translative Newfoundlandikseen Newfoundlandiksensa — abessive Newfoundlandittaan Newfoundlandittansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Derived terms

compounds

• newfoundlandinkoira
• newfoundlandinpiisami

Norwegian Bokmål

Proper noun

Newfoundland

1. Newfoundland (a large island of the coast of eastern Canada, part of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador)

Derived terms

• newfoundlandshund

Related terms

• newfoundlender, newfoundlending
• newfoundlandsk

Norwegian Nynorsk

Proper noun

Newfoundland

1. Newfoundland (a large island of the coast of eastern Canada, part of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador)

Derived terms

• newfoundlandshund

Related terms

• newfoundlendar, newfoundlending
• newfoundlandsk