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föðurland

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From faðir (father) +‎ land (land). Compare English fatherland, Old English fæderland, Dutch vaderland, German Vaterland, Danish fædreland.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfœːðʏrˌlant/

Noun

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föðurland n (genitive singular föðurlands, nominative plural föðurlönd)

  1. fatherland
    Synonyms: fósturjörð, fósturland, móðurjörð, ættjörð, ættarjörð
  2. long underpants, especially ones made from wool

Declension

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Declension of föðurland (neuter)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative föðurland föðurlandið föðurlönd föðurlöndin
accusative föðurland föðurlandið föðurlönd föðurlöndin
dative föðurlandi föðurlandinu föðurlöndum föðurlöndunum
genitive föðurlands föðurlandsins föðurlanda föðurlandanna

Derived terms

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