Sjælland
Danish
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Etymology
[edit]Uncertain. Possibly from Old Norse Selund, a compound from selr (“seal”) + the suffix -und (“suffix for placenames”), thus meaning place with seals. The later name was Sjóland, which changed the meaning to "sea-land;" see sær (“sea”).[1] More at Zealand.
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
[edit]Sjælland n
References
[edit]- ^ Katlev, Jan (4 August 2009). "Sjælland …". Danish Language Museum.
Further reading
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Sjælland on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Slovak
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Sjælland m inan (genitive singular Sjællandu, declension pattern of dub)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Sjælland
| singulare tantum | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Sjælland |
| genitive | Sjællandu |
| dative | Sjællandu |
| accusative | Sjælland |
| locative | Sjællande |
| instrumental | Sjællandom |
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