Neufundland

German

Etymology

Calque of English Newfoundland. By surface analysis, neu (“new”) +‎ Fund (“a find, discovery”) +‎ Land (“land”). The middle part can also be interpreted as the root of the past participle gefunden (“found”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nɔʏ̯ˈfʊnt.lant/
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Proper noun

Neufundland n (proper noun, genitive Neufundlands or (optionally with an article) Neufundland)

  1. Newfoundland (a large island of the coast of eastern Canada, part of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador)

Declension

Declension of Neufundland [sg-only, neuter, toponym]
singular
def. noun
nominative das Neufundland
genitive des Neufundlands, Neufundland1
dative dem Neufundland
accusative das Neufundland

1Optionally with an article.

Derived terms

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