"Grönland" meaning in German

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈɡʁøːnlant/ Audio: De-Grönland.ogg Forms: Grönlands [genitive], Grönland [genitive, with-article]
Rhymes: -ant Etymology: From Middle Low German Grö̂nlant, a calque of Old Norse Grǿnland (“Greenland”), from grǿnn (“green”) + land (“land”). The High-Germanized form Grünland did not establish itself; that with -ö- was reinforced by Danish Grønland. Compare the same in Island. Etymology templates: {{bor|de|gml|Grö̂nlant}} Middle Low German Grö̂nlant, {{der|de|non|Grǿnland||Greenland}} Old Norse Grǿnland (“Greenland”), {{compound|non|grǿnn|land|nocat=1|t1=green|t2=land}} grǿnn (“green”) + land (“land”), {{der|de|da|Grønland}} Danish Grønland Head templates: {{de-proper noun|toponym}} Grönland n (proper noun, genitive Grönlands or (optionally with an article) Grönland)
  1. Greenland (a large self-governing island and dependent territory of Denmark, in North America) Wikipedia link: de:Grönland Tags: neuter, proper-noun Categories (place): Islands, Places in Denmark Synonyms: Grünland [obsolete] Related terms: Grönländer, Grönländisch, grönländisch

Alternative forms

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