Īslande

See also: islande, Islande, Islandē, and Īslandē

Latvian

Proper noun

Īslande

  1. alternative form of Islande: Iceland (an island and country in the North Atlantic Ocean in Europe)

Usage notes

The forms with a long ī (Īslande and derived terms, like īslandietis, īslandisks, etc.) have been recently (in 2007) proposed as correct, but the forms with a short i (Islande, islandietis, islandisks, etc.) are still more frequently used.

Declension

Declension of Īslande (5th declension)
singular plural
nominative Īslande —
genitive Īslandes —
dative Īslandei —
accusative Īslandi —
instrumental Īslandi —
locative Īslandē —
vocative Īslande —

See also

countries in Europe: Eiropas valstis (appendix)edit
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