Millifljótaland

Icelandic

Etymology

Compound of milli (“between”) +‎ fljót (“large river”) +‎ -land (“-land”), probably in analysis of Mesopotamia being in between two rivers, Tigris and Euphrates.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɪtlɪˌfjouːtʰaˌland/, [ˈmɪtɬɪˌfjoːwtʰɐˌlɐn(t)], [-vjoːw-]
  • Rhymes: -ant

Proper noun

Millifljótaland n (proper noun, genitive singular Millifljótalands)

  1. (historical) Mesopotamia (a geographic region in southwest Asia, spanning from the rivers Euphrates and Tigris, located in modern Iraq, eastern Syria, and southeast Turkey; the site of one of the most ancient civilizations in the history of man)
    Synonym: Mesópótamía
  2. (historical) Mesopotamia (a former province of the Roman Empire, existing from 116 to 117 AD and again from 198 to 637 AD)
    Synonym: Mesópótamía

Declension

Declension of Millifljótaland (sg-only neuter)
indefinite singular
nominative Millifljótaland
accusative Millifljótaland
dative Millifljótalandi
genitive Millifljótalands
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