fæderland

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *faderland, equivalent to fæder +‎ land. Cognate with Middle Low German vāderlant, Middle High German vaterlant.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfæ.derˌlɑnd/

Noun

fæderland n

  1. one's father's land or estate

Usage notes

  • Since fæder was usually indeclinable in the singular, it's quite possible this was actually two separate words forming the phrase “father's land,” with no idiomatic meaning. See fæderrīċe, which is similar.

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative fæderland fæderland
accusative fæderland fæderland
genitive fæderlandes fæderlanda
dative fæderlande fæderlandum
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