Islande
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /i.slɑ̃d/
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Related terms
Latvian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Icelandic Ísland (“Iceland”), probably via other European languages. The more recent spelling (Īslande, with a long ī) apparently reflects the original Icelandic pronunciation better.
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
Islande f (5th declension)
- Iceland (island country in Northern Europe, with Reykjavik as its capitals)
- Islandes karogs ― the flag of Iceland
- Nīderlandes karaliene ― the queen of the Netherlands
- Islande jeb Īslande ir salu valsts Atlantijas okeāna ziemeļos starp Grenlandi, Norvēģiju un Britu salām ― Iceland (Islande or Īslande) is an island country in the north of the Atlantic Ocean between Greenland, Norway and the British Isles
Usage notes
The forms with a long ī (Īslande and derived terms, like īslandietis, īslandisks, etc.) have been recently (in 2007) proposed as correct, but the forms with a short i (Islande, islandietis, islandisks, etc.) are still more frequently used.
Declension
Declension of Islande (5th declension)
singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
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nominative (nominatīvs) | Islande | — |
accusative (akuzatīvs) | Islandi | — |
genitive (ģenitīvs) | Islandes | — |
dative (datīvs) | Islandei | — |
instrumental (instrumentālis) | Islandi | — |
locative (lokatīvs) | Islandē | — |
vocative (vokatīvs) | Islande | — |
Norman
Alternative forms
- Islaunde (continental Normandy)
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