föðurland
Icelandic
Etymology
From faðir (“father”) + land (“land”). Compare English fatherland, Old English fæderland, Dutch vaderland, German Vaterland, Danish fædreland.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfœːðʏrˌlant/
Noun
föðurland n
- fatherland
- Synonyms: fósturjörð, fósturland, móðurjörð, ættjörð, ættarjörð
- long underpants, especially ones made from wool
Declension
declension of föðurland
| n-s | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | föðurland | föðurlandið | föðurlönd | föðurlöndin |
| accusative | föðurland | föðurlandið | föðurlönd | föðurlöndin |
| dative | föðurlandi | föðurlandinu | föðurlöndum | föðurlöndunum |
| genitive | föðurlands | föðurlandsins | föðurlanda | föðurlandanna |
Derived terms
- föðurlandsvinur (“patriot”)
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