"Island" meaning in German

See Island in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈiːslant/ Audio: De-Island.ogg Forms: Islands [genitive], Island [genitive, with-article], neuter strong [table-tags], Island [nominative, singular], Islands [genitive, singular], Island [dative, singular], Island [accusative, singular]
Rhymes: -ant Etymology: From Middle Low German Îslant, a calque of Old Norse Ísland (“Iceland”), from íss (“ice”) + land (“land”). The High-Germanized form Eisland did not establish itself; that with I- was reinforced by Danish Island. Compare the same in Grönland. Etymology templates: {{bor|de|gml|Îslant}} Middle Low German Îslant, {{der|de|non|Ísland||Iceland}} Old Norse Ísland (“Iceland”), {{compound|non|íss|land|nocat=1|t1=ice|t2=land}} íss (“ice”) + land (“land”), {{der|de|da|Island}} Danish Island Head templates: {{de-proper noun|toponym}} Island n (proper noun, genitive Islands or (optionally with an article) Island) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n.sg}}
  1. Iceland (an island and country in Europe, North Atlantic Ocean; capital: Reykjavík) Tags: neuter, proper-noun Categories (place): Countries, Countries in Europe, Iceland, Islands Synonyms: Eisland [obsolete] Derived forms: isländisch, Isländisch, Isländer, Isländerin, Islandpferd, Islandpony

Inflected forms

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    },
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        "with-article"
      ]
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      "form": "neuter strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "de-ndecl",
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        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
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          "word": "isländisch"
        },
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          "word": "Isländisch"
        },
        {
          "word": "Isländer"
        },
        {
          "word": "Isländerin"
        },
        {
          "word": "Islandpferd"
        },
        {
          "word": "Islandpony"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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        [
          "Europe",
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        ],
        [
          "North Atlantic Ocean",
          "North Atlantic Ocean#English"
        ],
        [
          "Reykjavík",
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            "natural-sciences"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "word": "Albanien"
        },
        {
          "word": "Andorra"
        },
        {
          "word": "Belgien"
        },
        {
          "word": "Belarus"
        },
        {
          "word": "Bosnien und Herzegowina"
        },
        {
          "word": "Bulgarien"
        },
        {
          "word": "Deutschland"
        },
        {
          "word": "Dänemark"
        },
        {
          "word": "Estland"
        },
        {
          "word": "Finnland"
        },
        {
          "word": "Frankreich"
        },
        {
          "word": "Griechenland"
        },
        {
          "word": "Irland"
        },
        {
          "word": "Italien"
        },
        {
          "word": "Kroatien"
        },
        {
          "word": "Lettland"
        },
        {
          "word": "Liechtenstein"
        },
        {
          "word": "Litauen"
        },
        {
          "word": "Luxemburg"
        },
        {
          "word": "Malta"
        },
        {
          "word": "Moldau"
        },
        {
          "word": "Monaco"
        },
        {
          "word": "Montenegro"
        },
        {
          "word": "Nordmazedonien"
        },
        {
          "word": "Norwegen"
        },
        {
          "word": "Niederlande"
        },
        {
          "word": "Österreich"
        },
        {
          "word": "Polen"
        },
        {
          "word": "Portugal"
        },
        {
          "word": "Rumänien"
        },
        {
          "word": "Russland"
        },
        {
          "word": "San Marino"
        },
        {
          "word": "Schweden"
        },
        {
          "word": "Schweiz"
        },
        {
          "word": "Serbien"
        },
        {
          "word": "Slowakei"
        },
        {
          "word": "Slowenien"
        },
        {
          "word": "Spanien"
        },
        {
          "word": "Tschechien"
        },
        {
          "word": "Ukraine"
        },
        {
          "word": "Ungarn"
        },
        {
          "word": "Vereinigtes Königreich"
        },
        {
          "word": "Vatikanstadt"
        },
        {
          "word": "Weißrußland"
        },
        {
          "word": "Weißrussland"
        },
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          "word": "Zypern"
        }
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          ],
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        }
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈiːslant/"
    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ant"
    }
  ],
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}
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      "word": "isländisch"
    },
    {
      "word": "Isländisch"
    },
    {
      "word": "Isländer"
    },
    {
      "word": "Isländerin"
    },
    {
      "word": "Islandpferd"
    },
    {
      "word": "Islandpony"
    }
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      },
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      "name": "der"
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    },
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    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "word": "Andorra"
    },
    {
      "word": "Belgien"
    },
    {
      "word": "Belarus"
    },
    {
      "word": "Bosnien und Herzegowina"
    },
    {
      "word": "Bulgarien"
    },
    {
      "word": "Deutschland"
    },
    {
      "word": "Dänemark"
    },
    {
      "word": "Estland"
    },
    {
      "word": "Finnland"
    },
    {
      "word": "Frankreich"
    },
    {
      "word": "Griechenland"
    },
    {
      "word": "Irland"
    },
    {
      "word": "Italien"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kroatien"
    },
    {
      "word": "Lettland"
    },
    {
      "word": "Liechtenstein"
    },
    {
      "word": "Litauen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Luxemburg"
    },
    {
      "word": "Malta"
    },
    {
      "word": "Moldau"
    },
    {
      "word": "Monaco"
    },
    {
      "word": "Montenegro"
    },
    {
      "word": "Nordmazedonien"
    },
    {
      "word": "Norwegen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Niederlande"
    },
    {
      "word": "Österreich"
    },
    {
      "word": "Polen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Portugal"
    },
    {
      "word": "Rumänien"
    },
    {
      "word": "Russland"
    },
    {
      "word": "San Marino"
    },
    {
      "word": "Schweden"
    },
    {
      "word": "Schweiz"
    },
    {
      "word": "Serbien"
    },
    {
      "word": "Slowakei"
    },
    {
      "word": "Slowenien"
    },
    {
      "word": "Spanien"
    },
    {
      "word": "Tschechien"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ukraine"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ungarn"
    },
    {
      "word": "Vereinigtes Königreich"
    },
    {
      "word": "Vatikanstadt"
    },
    {
      "word": "Weißrußland"
    },
    {
      "word": "Weißrussland"
    },
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      "word": "Zypern"
    }
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}

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