Grænhöfðaeyjar

Icelandic

Etymology

Calque of Portuguese Cabo Verde, grænn (“green”) +‎ höfði (“cape”) +‎ eyjar (“islands”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkraiːnˌhœvðaˌeijar/

Proper noun

Grænhöfðaeyjar f pl (proper noun, plural only, genitive plural Grænhöfðaeyja)

  1. Cape Verde (an archipelago and country in West Africa)

Declension

Declension of Grænhöfðaeyjar (pl-only feminine)
indefinite plural
nominative Grænhöfðaeyjar
accusative Grænhöfðaeyjar
dative Grænhöfðaeyjum
genitive Grænhöfðaeyja

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