Newfoundland

English

Newfoundland

Etymology

Calque of Portuguese Terra Nova (“New Land”)

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈnjuːˌfaʊnd.lənd/, /ˈnjuː.fənd.lənd/, /ˈnjuː.fənd.lænd/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈn(j)uˌfaʊnd.lənd/, /ˈn(j)u.fənd.lənd/, /ˈn(j)u.fəndˌlænd/, /ˈn(j)uˌfaʊnd.lænd/
(Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈnu.fənˌlænd/, /ˈnu.fəndˌlænd/

Proper noun

Newfoundland

A large island off the coast of eastern Canada, which, along with Labrador, has composed the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador since 1949.
(informal) The Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.

Translations

Island off the coast of Eastern Canada

Basque: Ternua
Breton: Douar-Nevez m
Chinese:
Cantonese: 紐芬蘭, 纽芬兰 (nau⁵ fan¹ laan⁴)

Mandarin: 紐芬蘭 (zh), 纽芬兰 (zh) (Niǔfēnlán)
Dutch: Newfoundland
Faroese: Nýfundland n
Finnish: Newfoundland (fi)
French: Terre-Neuve (fr) f
German: Neufundland (de) n
Greek: Νέα Γη f (Néa Gi)
Hungarian: Újfundland (hu)
Icelandic: Nýfundnaland n
Inuktitut: ᓂᐅᐸᐅᓛᓐ (niupaulaan)
Irish: Talamh an Éisc
Italian: Terranova f

Japanese: ニューファンドランド (Nyūfandorando)
Latin: Terra Nova f
Manx: Thalloo yn Eeast m
Mi'kmaq: Taqamkuk
Norman: Tèrre-Neuve f
Norwegian:
Bokmål: Newfoundland

Nynorsk: Newfoundland
Polish: Nowa Fundlandia (pl) f
Portuguese: Terra Nova (pt) f
Russian: Ньюфа́ундленд (ru) m (Nʹjufáundlend)
Scottish Gaelic: Talamh an Èisg f, Eilean a' Trosg m
Spanish: Terranova f, Tierra Nueva f
Volapük: Nula-Faunlän (vo)
Welsh: y Tir Newydd m

Noun

Newfoundland (plural Newfoundlands)

A very large breed of working dog from Newfoundland, with a shaggy, usually black coat, known for its water rescue ability, strength, and gentle disposition.

Synonyms

Newf

Translations

dog

Finnish: newfoundlandinkoira

French: chien de Terre-Neuve, terre-neuve (fr)
German: Neufundländer (de)
Hungarian: újfundlandi
Italian: terranova
Spanish: terranova

Finnish

Etymology

IPA^(key): /ˈn(j)yːfɑu̯ndlænd/, [ˈn(j)yːfɑu̯ndlænd]

Proper noun

Newfoundland

Newfoundland (island)

Declension

Inflection of Newfoundland (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		Newfoundland	—
genitive		Newfoundlandin	—
partitive		Newfoundlandia	—
illative		Newfoundlandiin	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Newfoundland	—
accusative	nom.	Newfoundland	—
accusative	gen.	Newfoundlandin	—
genitive		Newfoundlandin	—
partitive		Newfoundlandia	—
inessive		Newfoundlandissa	—
elative		Newfoundlandista	—
illative		Newfoundlandiin	—
adessive		Newfoundlandilla	—
ablative		Newfoundlandilta	—
allative		Newfoundlandille	—
essive		Newfoundlandina	—
translative		Newfoundlandiksi	—
instructive		—	—
abessive		Newfoundlanditta	—
comitative		—	—

Derived terms

newfoundlandinkoira

Norwegian Bokmål

Proper noun

Newfoundland

Newfoundland (large Canadian island)

Derived terms

newfoundlandshund

Related terms

newfoundlender, newfoundlending
newfoundlandsk

Norwegian Nynorsk

Proper noun

Newfoundland

Newfoundland (large Canadian island)

Derived terms

newfoundlandshund

Related terms

newfoundlendar, newfoundlending
newfoundlandsk

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