Grækenland

Danish

Etymology

A compound of græker +‎ land, but the form with -en- is influenced by German, cf. German Griechenland, Low German Grekenland, Dutch Griekenland.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡrɛːˀkənlanˀ/, [ˈɡ̊ʁɛˀɡ̊ŋ̩ˌlanˀ]

Proper noun

Grækenland

  1. Greece (a country in Southeast Europe)
  2. (historical) an ancient region of Southeast Europe, home of the Greeks

See also