Newfoundland
English

Newfoundland
Etymology
Calque of Portuguese Terra Nova (“New Land”)
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Newfoundland
- A large island off the coast of eastern Canada, which, along with Labrador, has composed the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador since 1949.
- (informal) The Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Synonyms
Derived terms
- Newfoundlander
- Newfoundland speed bump
- (province): Nfld, Nfld., NL, N.L., N. L. (abbreviation)
Related terms
Translations
Island off the coast of Eastern Canada.
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Noun
Newfoundland (plural Newfoundlands)
- A very large breed of working dog from Newfoundland, with a shaggy, usually black coat, known for its water rescue ability, strength, and gentle disposition.
Synonyms
Translations
dog
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Finnish
Proper noun
Newfoundland
- Newfoundland (island)
Declension
| Inflection of Newfoundland (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
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| nominative | Newfoundland | — | |
| genitive | Newfoundlandin | — | |
| partitive | Newfoundlandia | — | |
| illative | Newfoundlandiin | — | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Newfoundland | — | |
| accusative | nom. | Newfoundland | — |
| gen. | Newfoundlandin | ||
| genitive | Newfoundlandin | — | |
| partitive | Newfoundlandia | — | |
| inessive | Newfoundlandissa | — | |
| elative | Newfoundlandista | — | |
| illative | Newfoundlandiin | — | |
| adessive | Newfoundlandilla | — | |
| ablative | Newfoundlandilta | — | |
| allative | Newfoundlandille | — | |
| essive | Newfoundlandina | — | |
| translative | Newfoundlandiksi | — | |
| instructive | — | — | |
| abessive | Newfoundlanditta | — | |
| comitative | — | — | |
Derived terms
Norwegian Bokmål
Proper noun
Newfoundland
- Newfoundland (large Canadian island)
Derived terms
- newfoundlandshund
Related terms
- newfoundlender, newfoundlending
- newfoundlandsk
Norwegian Nynorsk
Proper noun
Newfoundland
- Newfoundland (large Canadian island)
Derived terms
- newfoundlandshund
Related terms
- newfoundlendar, newfoundlending
- newfoundlandsk
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