fjärd

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse fjǫrðr (“firth, fjord”), from Proto-Germanic *ferþuz (“inlet, fjord”), from Proto-Indo-European *pértus (“crossing”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fjæːɖ/

Noun

fjärd c

  1. more or less open body of water in an archipelago
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