headland

English

Etymology

head +‎ land

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhɛdlənd/

Noun

headland (plural headlands)

Coastal land that juts into the sea.
The unplowed boundary of a field.

Synonyms

(coastal land that juts into the sea): peninsula, cape, promontory

Translations

bit of coastal land that juts into the sea

Bulgarian: нос (bg) m (nos)
Czech: mys (cs) m, ostroh m
Esperanto: kabo
Estonian: neem
Finnish: niemi (fi)
German: Landspitze f, Landzunge (de) f, Kap (de) n, Huk (de) f (North German)
Greek:
Ancient: ἄκρον n (ákron)
Irish: rinn f, ceann tíre m
Italian: promontorio (it) m
Macedonian: ‘рт m (‘rt)
Maori: whakaihu, rae, koraenga, kūrae, kūmore, kūmū, tūmū
Norman: nez m (Jersey)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: odde (no) m, nes (no) n, tange (no) m, forberg (no) n

Nynorsk: odde m, nes n, tange m, forberg n

Old English: headfod
Polish: cypel (pl) m, przylądek (pl) m
Portuguese: promontório (pt) m, cabo (pt) m
Russian: мыс (ru) m (mys)
Scots: mull
Scottish Gaelic: rubha m, sròn f
Slovene: rt (sl) m
Spanish: promontorio (es) m
Swedish: udde (sv) c
Vietnamese: mũi đất (vi)
Volapük: länalineg
Welsh: pentir m

unplowed boundary of a field

Bulgarian: синор (bg) m (sinor), межда (bg) f (mežda)
Finnish: piennar (fi), päiste (fi)
Irish: iomaire cinn m

Italian: capitagna f
Spanish: capitaña f

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Norman: ^{(please verify)} fouoyéthe f (Jersey)