Hetland

Faroese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse Hjaltland, from hjalt (“hilt”) +‎ land (“land”). Doublet of Hjaltland.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɛtlant/

Proper noun

Hetland n

  1. Shetland, Shetland Islands (an archipelago and council area of Scotland, roughly north-east of the Orkney Islands; the northernmost part of Scotland and the United Kingdom)

Declension

singular
indefinite
nominative Hetland
accusative Hetland
dative Hetlandi
genitive Hetlands
  • hetlendingur, hetlendskur
  • hjalti

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse *Hesliland, from hesli (“hazel forest”) +‎ land (“land”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²hɛtlanː/

Proper noun

Hetland n

  1. a former municipality of Jæren district, Rogaland, Norway
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