fjord

Betekenis (Engels)

A long, narrow, deep inlet between cliffs.

Sinonieme

fiord

firth

cove

gulf

sound

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bight

bay

inlet

Vertalings

Fjord

fjord

fiordo

fiordo

fiord

fjord

fiorde

fiord

φιόρδ

Förde

خلل

fiordum

fjord

golfo

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈfiːɔːd/

Etimologie (Engels)

Unadapted borrowing from Norwegian fjord, from Old Norse fjǫrðr, from Proto-Germanic *ferþu, *ferþuz (“inlet, fjord”), from Proto-Indo-European *pértus (“crossing”), from *per- (“to carry forth”) + *-tus (suffix forming action nouns from verb roots). Doublet of firth, ford, port, and fjard.