Sjælland
Danish
Sjælland er Danmarks største ø - Zealand is the largest island of Denmark
Etymology
(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) Old Norse Selund, a compound from selr (seal) and -und, which is an Indo-European suffix for place names. Selund means place with seals. The later name was Sjóland, which changed the meaning to "sea-land".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sjɛland/, [ˈɕɛˌlanˀ]
Proper noun
Sjælland n
- Zealand (the largest island of Denmark)
Further reading
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Slovak
Etymology
Noun
Sjælland m (genitive Sjællandu) declension pattern dub
Declension
Declension of Sjælland
| singulare tantum | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Sjælland |
| genitive | Sjællandu |
| dative | Sjællandu |
| accusative | Sjælland |
| locative | Sjællande |
| instrumental | Sjællandom |
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