föðurland
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Icelandic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From faðir (“father”) + land (“land”). Compare English fatherland, Old English fæderland, Dutch vaderland, German Vaterland, Danish fædreland.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
föðurland n
- fatherland
- Synonyms: fósturjörð, fósturland, móðurjörð, ættjörð, ættarjörð
- long underpants, especially ones made from wool
Declension[edit]
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[edit]
- föðurlandssvikari (“traitor”)
- föðurlandsvinur (“patriot”)