Jakobsland

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse Jakobsland.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Jakobsland n (proper noun, genitive singular Jakobslands)

  1. (chiefly historical) Galicia (a former kingdom and autonomous community in northwestern Spain)

Declension

Declension of Jakobsland (sg-only neuter)
indefinite singular
nominative Jakobsland
accusative Jakobsland
dative Jakobslandi
genitive Jakobslands

Old Norse

Etymology

From Jakobs (“(Saint) James'”) +‎ land.

Proper noun

Jakobsland n

  1. Galicia (a medieval kingdom in modern northwestern Spain)

Declension

Declension of Jakobsland (strong a-stem, indefinite singular only)
neuter singular
indefinite
nominative Jakobsland
accusative Jakobsland
dative Jakobslandi
genitive Jakobslands

Descendants

  • Icelandic: Jakobsland

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “Jakobsland”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
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