Grönland
German
Alternative forms
- Grünland (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle Low German Grö̂nlant, a calque of Old Norse Grǿnland (“Greenland”), from grǿnn (“green”) + land (“land”). The High-Germanized form Grünland did not establish itself; that with -ö- was reinforced by Danish Grønland. Compare the same in Island.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡʁøːnlant/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ant
Proper noun
Grönland n (proper noun, genitive Grönlands or (optionally with an article) Grönland)
- Greenland (a large self-governing island and dependent territory of Denmark, in North America)
Related terms
Hungarian
Etymology
From Danish Grønland, from Old Norse Grœnland (“Greenland”), from grœnn (“green”) + land (“land”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɡrønlɒnd]
- Hyphenation: Grön‧land
- Rhymes: -ɒnd
Proper noun
Grönland
- Greenland (a large self-governing island and dependent territory of Denmark, in North America)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Grönland | — |
| accusative | Grönlandot | — |
| dative | Grönlandnak | — |
| instrumental | Grönlanddal | — |
| causal-final | Grönlandért | — |
| translative | Grönlanddá | — |
| terminative | Grönlandig | — |
| essive-formal | Grönlandként | — |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | Grönlandban | — |
| superessive | Grönlandon | — |
| adessive | Grönlandnál | — |
| illative | Grönlandba | — |
| sublative | Grönlandra | — |
| allative | Grönlandhoz | — |
| elative | Grönlandból | — |
| delative | Grönlandról | — |
| ablative | Grönlandtól | — |
| non-attributive possessive – singular |
Grönlandé | — |
| non-attributive possessive – plural |
Grönlandéi | — |
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person sing. | Grönlandom | — |
| 2nd person sing. | Grönlandod | — |
| 3rd person sing. | Grönlandja | — |
| 1st person plural | Grönlandunk | — |
| 2nd person plural | Grönlandotok | — |
| 3rd person plural | Grönlandjuk | — |
Derived terms
- grönlandi
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse Grœnland (“Greenland”); corresponds to grön (“green”) + land (“land, country”).
Proper noun
Grönland n (genitive Grönlands)
- Greenland (a large self-governing island and dependent territory of Denmark, in North America)
Derived terms
Further reading
Turkish
Picture dictionary
Grönland
Karayipler
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Etymology
From Danish Grønland, from Old Norse Grœnland (“Greenland”), from grœnn (“green”) + land (“land”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡɾøn.lɑnd/
Proper noun
Grönland
- Greenland (a large self-governing island and dependent territory of Denmark, in North America)
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Grönland |
| accusative | Grönland'ı |
| dative | Grönland'a |
| locative | Grönland'da |
| ablative | Grönland'dan |
| genitive | Grönland'ın |