Jan Mayen

English

Etymology

From Norwegian Jan Mayen, from Dutch Jan Mayen. Named after Dutch explorer Jan Jacobszoon May van Schellinkhout.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jɑn ˈmaɪən/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Proper noun

Jan Mayen

  2. An island, territory, and unincorporated area of Norway, in the Arctic Ocean.

Translations

See also

  • Countries of the world

Further reading

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Dutch Jan Mayen, from Jan +‎ May +‎ -en. Named after Dutch explorer Jan Jacobszoon May van Schellinkhout.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /janː ˈmaiːən/

Proper noun

Jan Mayen

  1. Jan Mayen (an island, territory, and unincorporated area of Norway, in the Arctic Ocean)

Derived terms

  • janmayenkobbe (“harp seal”)

See also

References

  • Jørn Sandnes, Ola Stemshaug (1997) Norsk stadnamnleksikon, Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget, →ISBN

Portuguese

Proper noun

Jan Mayen ?

  1. Jan Mayen (an island, territory, and unincorporated area of Norway, in the Arctic Ocean)

Spanish

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /ˌʝam ˈmaʝen/ [ˌɟ͡ʝãm ˈma.ʝẽn] (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay)
  • IPA(key): /ˌʃam ˈmaʃen/ [ˌʃãm ˈma.ʃẽn] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /ˌʒam ˈmaʒen/ [ˌʒãm ˈma.ʒẽn] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Syllabification: Jan Ma‧yen

Proper noun

Jan Mayen ?

  1. Jan Mayen (an island, territory, and unincorporated area of Norway, in the Arctic Ocean)

Swedish

Proper noun

Jan Mayen n (genitive Jan Mayens)

  1. Jan Mayen (an island, territory, and unincorporated area of Norway, in the Arctic Ocean)
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