Iceland

Iceland

(Engels)

An island and country in the North Atlantic Ocean in Europe.

Frekwensie

C2
Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/ˈaɪs.lənd/
Etimologie (Engels)

In summary

From Middle English Iseland, Island, Islond, Yslond, a calque of Old Norse Ísland, equivalent to ice + land. Replaced earlier Old Norse Snæland (literally “snowland”).

Related words

the Republic of Iceland

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