Erítrea

is-proper noun

Erítrea f (proper noun, genitive singular Erítreu)

Erítreu (genitive singular)
Erítrea (indefinite nominative singular)
Erítreu (accusative indefinite singular)
Erítreu (dative indefinite singular)
Erítreu (genitive indefinite singular)

Borrowed from Italian Eritrea, from Latin Erythraea, from Ancient Greek Ἐρυθρά Θάλασσα (Eruthrá Thálassa, “the Red Sea”).

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Ἐρυθρά Θάλασσα

Eritrea (a country in East Africa, on the Red Sea)


Hvíta-Rússland

is-proper noun

Hvíta-Rússland n (proper noun, genitive singular Hvíta-Rússlands)

Hvíta-Rússlands (genitive singular)
Hvíta-Rússland (indefinite nominative singular)
Hvíta-Rússland (accusative indefinite singular)
Hvíta-Rússlandi (dative indefinite singular)
Hvíta-Rússlands (genitive indefinite singular)

From hvítur (“white”) + Rússland (“Russia”), a calque of the Slavic name. Cognate with Danish Hviderusland, Faroese Hvítarussland, Swedish Vitryssland, Norwegian Bokmål Hviterussland, Norwegian Nynorsk Kviterussland, Icelandic Hvíta-Rússland, German Weißrussland, Dutch Wit-Rusland, Afrikaans Wit-Rusland, English White Russia, Limburgish Wit-Rusland, Alemannic German Wiissrussland, among others.


Kúba

Kúba f (proper noun, genitive singular Kúbu)

Kúbu (genitive singular)
Kúba (indefinite nominative singular)
Kúbu (accusative indefinite singular)
Kúbu (dative indefinite singular)
Kúbu (genitive indefinite singular)

Cuba (an island and country in the Caribbean)


Líbanon

Líbanon n (proper noun, genitive singular Líbanon or Líbanons)

Líbanon (genitive singular)
Líbanons (genitive singular)
Líbanon (indefinite nominative singular)
Líbanon (accusative indefinite singular)
Líbanon (dative indefinite singular)
Líbanon (genitive indefinite singular)
Líbanons (genitive indefinite singular)

Lebanon (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


Grænhöfðaeyjar

Grænhöfðaeyjar f pl (proper noun, plural only, genitive plural Grænhöfðaeyja)

Grænhöfðaeyja (genitive plural)
Grænhöfðaeyjar (indefinite nominative plural)
Grænhöfðaeyjar (accusative indefinite plural)
Grænhöfðaeyjum (dative indefinite plural)
Grænhöfðaeyja (genitive indefinite plural)

Calque of Portuguese Cabo Verde, grænn (“green”) + höfði (“cape”) + eyjar (“islands”)

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Cape Verde (an archipelago and country in West Africa)


Kíev

Kíev er annáluð fyrir menningu og margbreytileika og hún er sögð vera „móðir Rússlands“.

2022 April 26, Gunnar Hólmsteinn Ársælsson, “Hroðinn í austri”, in Kjarninn:

Kiev is renowned for its culture and diversity, and is said to be the "Mother of Russia."


Túrkmenistan

is-proper noun

Túrkmenistan n (proper noun, genitive singular Túrkmenistan or Túrkmenistans)

Túrkmenistan (genitive singular)
Túrkmenistans (genitive singular)
Túrkmenistan (indefinite nominative singular)
Túrkmenistan (accusative indefinite singular)
Túrkmenistan (dative indefinite singular)
Túrkmenistan (genitive indefinite singular)
Túrkmenistans (genitive indefinite singular)

Turkmenistan (a country in Central Asia)


Búrkína Fasó

Burkina Faso (a country in West Africa, formerly Upper Volta)


Gíbraltar

Gibraltar (a peninsula, city, and overseas territory of the United Kingdom, at the southern end of Iberia)


Fílabeinsströndin

Fílabeinsströndin f (proper noun, definite only, genitive singular Fílabeinsstrandarinnar)

Fílabeinsstrandarinnar (genitive singular)
Fílabeinsströndin (definite nominative singular)
Fílabeinsströndina (accusative definite singular)
Fílabeinsströndinni (dative definite singular)
Fílabeinsstrandarinnar (definite genitive singular)

Ivory Coast, Côte d'Ivoire (a country in West Africa)


Bútan

Bútan n (proper noun, genitive singular Bútan or Bútans)

Bútan (genitive singular)
Bútans (genitive singular)
Bútan (indefinite nominative singular)
Bútan (accusative indefinite singular)
Bútan (dative indefinite singular)
Bútan (genitive indefinite singular)
Bútans (genitive indefinite singular)

Bhutan (a country in South Asia, in the Himalayas)


Sameinuðu arabísku furstadæmin

Sameinuðu arabísku furstadæmin n pl (proper noun, definite only, plural only, genitive plural Sameinuðu arabísku furstadæmanna)

Sameinuðu arabísku furstadæmanna (genitive plural)
Sameinuðu arabísku furstadæmin (definite nominative plural)
Sameinuðu arabísku furstadæmin (accusative definite plural)
Sameinuðu arabísku furstadæmunum (dative definite plural)
Sameinuðu arabísku furstadæmanna (definite genitive plural)

United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates#English:_Q878

United Arab Emirates (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


Bangladess

Bangladess n (proper noun, indeclinable)


sjár

is-noun

sjár m (genitive singular sjávar, no plural)

sjávar (genitive singular)
sjár (indefinite nominative singular)
sjárinn (definite nominative singular)
sjá (accusative indefinite singular)
sjáinn (accusative definite singular)
sjá (dative indefinite singular)
sjánum (dative definite singular)
sjávar (genitive indefinite singular)
sjávarins (definite genitive singular)


Falstur

is-proper noun

Falstur n (proper noun, genitive singular Falsturs)

Falsturs (genitive singular)
Falstur (indefinite nominative singular)
Falstur (accusative indefinite singular)
Falstri (dative indefinite singular)
Falsturs (genitive indefinite singular)

From Old Norse Falstr, probably from a Germanic stem *fal-, related to Old Swedish fala (“plain”) and Proto-Slavic *poľe (“field”). Could possibly instead be from *falh-, derived from the root of fela (“to hide”).


bugt

is-noun

bugt f (genitive singular bugtar, nominative plural bugtir)

bugtar (genitive singular)
bugtir (nominative plural)
bugt (indefinite nominative singular)
bugtin (definite nominative singular)
bugtir (indefinite nominative plural)
bugtirnar (definite nominative plural)
bugt (accusative indefinite singular)
bugtina (accusative definite singular)
bugtir (accusative indefinite plural)
bugtirnar (accusative definite plural)
bugt (dative indefinite singular)
bugtinni (dative definite singular)
bugtum (dative indefinite plural)
bugtunum (dative definite plural)
bugtar (genitive indefinite singular)
bugtarinnar (definite genitive singular)
bugta (genitive indefinite plural)
bugtanna (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from Middle Low German bucht and Danish bugt (which was also borrowed from the Middle Low German word); both from Old Saxon *buht, from Proto-West Germanic *buhti, from Proto-Germanic *buhtiz. A doublet of the inherited bót.


síki

síki n (genitive singular síkis, nominative plural síki)

síkis (genitive singular)
síki (nominative plural)
síki (indefinite nominative singular)
síkið (definite nominative singular)
síki (indefinite nominative plural)
síkin (definite nominative plural)
síki (accusative indefinite singular)
síkið (accusative definite singular)
síki (accusative indefinite plural)
síkin (accusative definite plural)
síki (dative indefinite singular)
síkinu (dative definite singular)
síkjum (dative indefinite plural)
síkjunum (dative definite plural)
síkis (genitive indefinite singular)
síkisins (definite genitive singular)
síkja (genitive indefinite plural)
síkjanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse sík, from Proto-Germanic *sīką.

síkjamari

alternate water milfoil, Myriophyllum alterniflorum


Síbería

is-proper noun

Síbería f (proper noun, genitive singular Síberíu)

Síberíu (genitive singular)
Síbería (indefinite nominative singular)
Síberíu (accusative indefinite singular)
Síberíu (dative indefinite singular)
Síberíu (genitive indefinite singular)


gljúfur

is-noun

gljúfur n (genitive singular gljúfurs, nominative plural gljúfur)

gljúfurs (genitive singular)
gljúfur (nominative plural)
gljúfur (indefinite nominative singular)
gljúfrið (definite nominative singular)
gljúfur (indefinite nominative plural)
gljúfrin (definite nominative plural)
gljúfur (accusative indefinite singular)
gljúfrið (accusative definite singular)
gljúfur (accusative indefinite plural)
gljúfrin (accusative definite plural)
gljúfri (dative indefinite singular)
gljúfrinu (dative definite singular)
gljúfrum (dative indefinite plural)
gljúfrunum (dative definite plural)
gljúfurs (genitive indefinite singular)
gljúfursins (definite genitive singular)
gljúfra (genitive indefinite plural)
gljúfranna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse gljúfr, possibly from Proto-Germanic *gleubō-, *gleubaz, *glub, *gleub-, from Pre-Germanic *glub (“slit, opening”), from a substrate language. See also Dutch glop (“opening, hole”) and gleuf (“slit”).
However, also compare gleypa (“to gulp”), from *gleupan, *glūpan.


eyland

eyland n (genitive singular eylands, nominative plural eylönd)

eylands (genitive singular)
eylönd (nominative plural)
eyland (indefinite nominative singular)
eylandið (definite nominative singular)
eylönd (indefinite nominative plural)
eylöndin (definite nominative plural)
eyland (accusative indefinite singular)
eylandið (accusative definite singular)
eylönd (accusative indefinite plural)
eylöndin (accusative definite plural)
eylandi (dative indefinite singular)
eylandinu (dative definite singular)
eylöndum (dative indefinite plural)
eylöndunum (dative definite plural)
eylands (genitive indefinite singular)
eylandsins (definite genitive singular)
eylanda (genitive indefinite plural)
eylandanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse eyland, from Proto-Germanic *awjōlandą. Equivalent to ey + land.


Vatíkanborg

is-proper noun

Vatíkanborg f (proper noun, genitive singular Vatíkanborgar)

Vatíkanborgar (genitive singular)
Vatíkanborg (indefinite nominative singular)
Vatíkanborg (accusative indefinite singular)
Vatíkanborg (dative indefinite singular)
Vatíkanborgar (genitive indefinite singular)

Vatican City (a city-state in Southern Europe, an enclave within the city of Rome, Italy)


Páfagarður

Páfagarður m (proper noun, genitive singular Páfagarðs)

Páfagarðs (genitive singular)
Páfagarður (indefinite nominative singular)
Páfagarð (accusative indefinite singular)
Páfagarði (dative indefinite singular)
Páfagarðs (genitive indefinite singular)


Marshalleyjar

Marshalleyjar (indefinite nominative plural)
Marshalleyjar (accusative indefinite plural)
Marshalleyjum (dative indefinite plural)
Marshalleyja (genitive indefinite plural)

Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands#English


Mónakó

Ultimately from Ancient Greek μόνοικος (mónoikos, “single house”), from μόνος (mónos, “single, alone”) + οἶκος (oîkos, “house”), the name of the 6th century BC colony of Phocaeans and an epithet of Heracles (Hercules), Ἡρακλῆς Μόνοικος (Heracles Monoikos). According to an ancient Greek myth and a Ligurian legend, Heracles passed through the Monaco area. A temple was constructed there by Phocaeans, the temple of Heracles Monoikos (Strabo, Geography, Gaul, 4.6.3).


Rúanda

is-proper noun

Rúanda n (proper noun, genitive singular Rúanda)

Rúanda (genitive singular)
Rúanda (indefinite nominative singular)
Rúanda (accusative indefinite singular)
Rúanda (dative indefinite singular)
Rúanda (genitive indefinite singular)


Suður-Dakóta

Suður-Dakóta n (proper noun, genitive singular Suður-Dakóta)

Suður-Dakóta (genitive singular)
Suður-Dakóta (indefinite nominative singular)
Suður-Dakóta (accusative indefinite singular)
Suður-Dakóta (dative indefinite singular)
Suður-Dakóta (genitive indefinite singular)

South Dakota (a state of the United States)


Norður-Dakóta

Norður-Dakóta n (proper noun, genitive singular Norður-Dakóta)

Norður-Dakóta (genitive singular)
Norður-Dakóta (indefinite nominative singular)
Norður-Dakóta (accusative indefinite singular)
Norður-Dakóta (dative indefinite singular)
Norður-Dakóta (genitive indefinite singular)

North Dakota (a state of the United States)


Nýja Mexíkó

Nýja Mexíkó f (proper noun, indeclinable) or less commonly
Nýja Mexíkó n (proper noun, indeclinable)

Nýja Mexíkó (canonical feminine)
less commonly Nýja Mexíkó (canonical neuter)

New Mexico (a state in the southwestern United States)


Vestur-Asía

Vestur-Asía f (proper noun, genitive singular Vestur-Asíu)

Vestur-Asíu (genitive singular)
Vestur-Asía (indefinite nominative singular)
Vestur-Asíu (accusative indefinite singular)
Vestur-Asíu (dative indefinite singular)
Vestur-Asíu (genitive indefinite singular)


Angvilla

Angvilla n (proper noun, genitive singular Angvilla) or
Angvilla f (proper noun, genitive singular Angvillu)

Angvilla (canonical neuter)
Angvilla (canonical feminine)
Angvilla (genitive singular)
Angvillu (genitive singular)
Angvilla (indefinite nominative singular)
Angvilla (accusative indefinite singular)
Angvilla (dative indefinite singular)
Angvilla (genitive indefinite singular)
Angvilla (indefinite nominative singular)
Angvillu (accusative indefinite singular)
Angvillu (dative indefinite singular)
Angvillu (genitive indefinite singular)

Anguilla (an archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom, in the Caribbean Sea)


Þrændalög

From Old Norse Þrǿndalǫg n pl. Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk Trøndalog, Trøndelag, -log.


rúpía

is-noun

rúpía f (genitive singular rúpíu, nominative plural rúpíur)

rúpíu (genitive singular)
rúpíur (nominative plural)
rúpía (indefinite nominative singular)
rúpían (definite nominative singular)
rúpíur (indefinite nominative plural)
rúpíurnar (definite nominative plural)
rúpíu (accusative indefinite singular)
rúpíuna (accusative definite singular)
rúpíur (accusative indefinite plural)
rúpíurnar (accusative definite plural)
rúpíu (dative indefinite singular)
rúpíunni (dative definite singular)
rúpíum (dative indefinite plural)
rúpíunum (dative definite plural)
rúpíu (genitive indefinite singular)
rúpíunnar (definite genitive singular)
rúpía (genitive indefinite plural)
rúpíanna (definite genitive plural)


Búkarest

is-proper noun

Búkarest f (proper noun, genitive singular Búkarest or (rare except in the first part of compounds) Búkarestar)

Búkarest (genitive singular)
Búkarestar (genitive rare singular)
Búkarest (indefinite nominative singular)
Búkarest (accusative indefinite singular)
Búkarest (dative indefinite singular)
Búkarest (genitive indefinite singular)
Búkarestar (genitive indefinite singular)

is-ndecl

f,-:ar􂀿rare except in the first part of compounds􂁀


Súdan

Sudan (a country in North Africa and East Africa)


Trínidad og Tóbagó

is-proper noun

Trínidad og Tóbagó n (proper noun, indeclinable)

Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago#English:_Q754

Trinidad and Tobago (an island country in the Caribbean)


Akkeron

Akkeron (indefinite nominative singular)
Akkeron (accusative indefinite singular)
Akkeron (dative indefinite singular)
Akkeron (genitive indefinite singular)


Austur-Þýskaland

Austur-Þýskaland n (proper noun, genitive singular Austur-Þýskalands)

Austur-Þýskalands (genitive singular)
Austur-Þýskaland (indefinite nominative singular)
Austur-Þýskaland (accusative indefinite singular)
Austur-Þýskalandi (dative indefinite singular)
Austur-Þýskalands (genitive indefinite singular)

East Germany
East Germany#English:_Q16957

(historical, 1949–1990) East Germany (A former Communist country of Central Europe, existing between 1949 and 1990)


Vestur-Þýskaland

Vestur-Þýskaland n (proper noun, genitive singular Vestur-Þýskalands)

Vestur-Þýskalands (genitive singular)
Vestur-Þýskaland (indefinite nominative singular)
Vestur-Þýskaland (accusative indefinite singular)
Vestur-Þýskalandi (dative indefinite singular)
Vestur-Þýskalands (genitive indefinite singular)

West Germany
West Germany#English:_Q713750

German Democratic Republic
German Democratic Republic

(historical, 1949–1990) West Germany (a former country in Central Europe, distinguished from the German Democratic Republic, commonly known as East Germany)


Sambía

Sambía f (proper noun, genitive singular Sambíu)

Sambíu (genitive singular)
Sambía (indefinite nominative singular)
Sambíu (accusative indefinite singular)
Sambíu (dative indefinite singular)
Sambíu (genitive indefinite singular)


Norður-Atlantshaf

Norður-Atlantshaf n (proper noun, genitive singular Norður-Atlantshafs)

Norður-Atlantshafs (genitive singular)
Norður-Atlantshaf (indefinite nominative singular)
Norður-Atlantshafið (definite nominative singular)
Norður-Atlantshaf (accusative indefinite singular)
Norður-Atlantshafið (accusative definite singular)
Norður-Atlantshafi (dative indefinite singular)
Norður-Atlantshafinu (dative definite singular)
Norður-Atlantshafs (genitive indefinite singular)
Norður-Atlantshafsins (definite genitive singular)

North Atlantic Ocean
North Atlantic Ocean


Dóminíka

Dóminíka f (proper noun, genitive singular Dóminíku)

Dóminíku (genitive singular)
Dóminíka (indefinite nominative singular)
Dóminíku (accusative indefinite singular)
Dóminíku (dative indefinite singular)
Dóminíku (genitive indefinite singular)

Dominica (an island and country in the Caribbean)


Papúa Nýja-Gínea

Papúa Nýja-Gínea f (proper noun, genitive singular Papúu Nýju-Gíneu)

Papúu Nýju-Gíneu (genitive singular)
Papúa Nýja-Gínea (indefinite nominative singular)
Papúu Nýju-Gíneu (accusative indefinite singular)
Papúu Nýju-Gíneu (dative indefinite singular)
Papúu Nýju-Gíneu (genitive indefinite singular)

Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea#English:_Q691


Madríd

Madríd f (proper noun, genitive singular Madríd or Madrídar)

Madríd (genitive singular)
Madrídar (genitive singular)
Madríd (indefinite nominative singular)
Madríd (accusative indefinite singular)
Madríd (dative indefinite singular)
Madríd (genitive indefinite singular)
Madrídar (genitive indefinite singular)


Ísraeli

is-noun

Ísraeli m (genitive singular Ísraela, nominative plural Ísraelar)

Ísraela (genitive singular)
Ísraelar (nominative plural)
Ísraeli (indefinite nominative singular)
Ísraelinn (definite nominative singular)
Ísraelar (indefinite nominative plural)
Ísraelarnir (definite nominative plural)
Ísraela (accusative indefinite singular)
Ísraelann (accusative definite singular)
Ísraela (accusative indefinite plural)
Ísraelana (accusative definite plural)
Ísraela (dative indefinite singular)
Ísraelanum (dative definite singular)
Ísraelum (dative indefinite plural)
Ísraelunum (dative definite plural)
Ísraela (genitive indefinite singular)
Ísraelans (definite genitive singular)
Ísraela (genitive indefinite plural)
Ísraelanna (definite genitive plural)


Ísraelsmaður

Ísraelsmaður m (genitive singular Ísraelsmanns, nominative plural Ísraelsmenn)

Ísraelsmanns (genitive singular)
Ísraelsmenn (nominative plural)
Ísraelsmaður (indefinite nominative singular)
Ísraelsmaðurinn (definite nominative singular)
Ísraelsmenn (indefinite nominative plural)
Ísraelsmennirnir (definite nominative plural)
Ísraelsmann (accusative indefinite singular)
Ísraelsmanninn (accusative definite singular)
Ísraelsmenn (accusative indefinite plural)
Ísraelsmennina (accusative definite plural)
Ísraelsmanni (dative indefinite singular)
Ísraelsmanninum (dative definite singular)
Ísraelsmönnum (dative indefinite plural)
Ísraelsmönnunum (dative definite plural)
Ísraelsmanns (genitive indefinite singular)
Ísraelsmannsins (definite genitive singular)
Ísraelsmanna (genitive indefinite plural)
Ísraelsmannanna (definite genitive plural)

From Ísrael (“Israel”) + maður (“man, person”).


Kanaríeyjar

is-proper noun

Kanaríeyjar f pl (proper noun, plural only, genitive plural Kanaríeyja)

Kanaríeyja (genitive plural)
Kanaríeyjar (indefinite nominative plural)
Kanaríeyjar (accusative indefinite plural)
Kanaríeyjum (dative indefinite plural)
Kanaríeyja (genitive indefinite plural)


Kanadamaður

is-noun

Kanadamaður m (genitive singular Kanadamanns, nominative plural Kanadamenn)

Kanadamanns (genitive singular)
Kanadamenn (nominative plural)
Kanadamaður (indefinite nominative singular)
Kanadamaðurinn (definite nominative singular)
Kanadamenn (indefinite nominative plural)
Kanadamennirnir (definite nominative plural)
Kanadamann (accusative indefinite singular)
Kanadamanninn (accusative definite singular)
Kanadamenn (accusative indefinite plural)
Kanadamennina (accusative definite plural)
Kanadamanni (dative indefinite singular)
Kanadamanninum (dative definite singular)
Kanadamönnum (dative indefinite plural)
Kanadamönnunum (dative definite plural)
Kanadamanns (genitive indefinite singular)
Kanadamannsins (definite genitive singular)
Kanadamanna (genitive indefinite plural)
Kanadamannanna (definite genitive plural)


Sófía

is-proper noun

Sófía f (proper noun, genitive singular Sófíu)

Sófíu (genitive singular)
Sófía (indefinite nominative singular)
Sófíu (accusative indefinite singular)
Sófíu (dative indefinite singular)
Sófíu (genitive indefinite singular)


Síerra Leóne

Síerra Leóne n (proper noun, indeclinable)

Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone#English:_Q1044


Köben

Það eru ódýr flug til Köben þessa dagana.

There are some cheap flights available to Copenhagen these days.

Kallinn loksins mættur til kóngsins Köben.

I have finally made it to Copenhagen, the king's city!

(informal) Copenhagen (the capital city of Denmark)


Kænugarður

Kænugarður m (proper noun, genitive singular Kænugarðs)

Kænugarðs (genitive singular)
Kænugarður (indefinite nominative singular)
Kænugarð (accusative indefinite singular)
Kænugarði (dative indefinite singular)
Kænugarðs (genitive indefinite singular)

Composed of kæna + garður. From Old Norse Kænugarðr, which is an adaptation of Old East Slavic *Kijan(ov)ŭ gor(o)dŭ / *Kyjevŭ gor(o)dŭ, literally “Kyi’s castle”.


gúlag

is-noun

gúlag n (genitive singular gúlags, nominative plural gúlög)

gúlags (genitive singular)
gúlög (nominative plural)
gúlag (indefinite nominative singular)
gúlagið (definite nominative singular)
gúlög (indefinite nominative plural)
gúlögin (definite nominative plural)
gúlag (accusative indefinite singular)
gúlagið (accusative definite singular)
gúlög (accusative indefinite plural)
gúlögin (accusative definite plural)
gúlagi (dative indefinite singular)
gúlaginu (dative definite singular)
gúlögum (dative indefinite plural)
gúlögunum (dative definite plural)
gúlags (genitive indefinite singular)
gúlagsins (definite genitive singular)
gúlaga (genitive indefinite plural)
gúlaganna (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from Russian ГУЛА́Г (GULÁG): Гла́вное управле́ние исправи́тельно-трудовы́х лагере́й (Glávnoje upravlénije ispravítelʹno-trudovýx lageréj, “Chief Administration of Corrective-Labor Camps, Main Directorate for Places of Detention, Main Administration of Corrective Labor Camps, etc.”).


víetnamskur

víetnamskur (masculine nominative strong)
víetnömsk (feminine nominative strong)
víetnamskt (neuter nominative strong)
víetnamskan (accusative masculine strong)
víetnamska (accusative feminine strong)
víetnamskt (accusative neuter strong)
víetnömskum (dative masculine strong)
víetnamskri (dative feminine strong)
víetnömsku (dative neuter strong)
víetnamsks (genitive masculine strong)
víetnamskrar (feminine genitive strong)
víetnamsks (genitive neuter strong)
víetnamskir (masculine nominative strong)
víetnamskar (feminine nominative strong)
víetnömsk (neuter nominative strong)
víetnamska (accusative masculine strong)
víetnamskar (accusative feminine strong)
víetnömsk (accusative neuter strong)
víetnömskum (dative strong)
víetnamskra (genitive strong)
víetnamski (masculine nominative weak)
víetnamska (feminine nominative weak)
víetnamska (neuter nominative weak)
víetnamska (masculine weak)
víetnömsku (feminine weak)
víetnamska (neuter weak)
víetnömsku (plural weak)


Tékkóslóvakía

is-proper noun

Tékkóslóvakía f (proper noun, genitive singular Tékkóslóvakíu)

Tékkóslóvakíu (genitive singular)
Tékkóslóvakía (indefinite nominative singular)
Tékkóslóvakíu (accusative indefinite singular)
Tékkóslóvakíu (dative indefinite singular)
Tékkóslóvakíu (genitive indefinite singular)

(historical) Czechoslovakia (a former country in Europe)


Mikligarður

Mikligarður m (proper noun, genitive singular Mikligarðs)

Mikligarðs (genitive singular)
Mikligarður (indefinite nominative singular)
Mikligarð (accusative indefinite singular)
Mikligarði (dative indefinite singular)
Mikligarðs (genitive indefinite singular)


Suður-Íshaf

Suður-Íshaf n (proper noun, genitive singular Suður-Íshafs)

Suður-Íshafs (genitive singular)
Suður-Íshaf (indefinite nominative singular)
Suður-Íshafið (definite nominative singular)
Suður-Íshaf (accusative indefinite singular)
Suður-Íshafið (accusative definite singular)
Suður-Íshafi (dative indefinite singular)
Suður-Íshafinu (dative definite singular)
Suður-Íshafs (genitive indefinite singular)
Suður-Íshafsins (definite genitive singular)

oceans: höf: Atlantshaf · Indlandshaf · Kyrrahaf · Norður-Íshaf · Suður-Íshaf [edit]


Dumbshaf

Dumbshaf n (proper noun, genitive singular Dumbshafs)

Dumbshafs (genitive singular)
Dumbshaf (indefinite nominative singular)
Dumbshaf (accusative indefinite singular)
Dumbshafi (dative indefinite singular)
Dumbshafs (genitive indefinite singular)


jökulsá

is-noun

jökulsá f (genitive singular jökulsár, nominative plural jökulsár)

jökulsár (genitive singular)
jökulsár (nominative plural)
jökulsá (indefinite nominative singular)
jökulsáin (definite nominative singular)
jökulsár (indefinite nominative plural)
jökulsárnar (definite nominative plural)
jökulsá (accusative indefinite singular)
jökulsána (accusative definite singular)
jökulsár (accusative indefinite plural)
jökulsárnar (accusative definite plural)
jökulsá (dative indefinite singular)
jökulsánni (dative definite singular)
jökulsám (dative indefinite plural)
jökulsánum (dative definite plural)
jökulsár (genitive indefinite singular)
jökulsárinnar (definite genitive singular)
jökulsáa (genitive indefinite plural)
jökulsánna (definite genitive plural)


Jakobsland

is-proper noun

Jakobsland n (proper noun, genitive singular Jakobslands)

Jakobslands (genitive singular)
Jakobsland (indefinite nominative singular)
Jakobsland (accusative indefinite singular)
Jakobslandi (dative indefinite singular)
Jakobslands (genitive indefinite singular)

(chiefly historical) Galicia, a former Iberian kingdom, now an autonomous region of Spain.


Tadsíkistan

Tadsíkistan n (proper noun, genitive singular Tadsíkistan or (rare) Tadsíkistans)

Tadsíkistan (genitive singular)
Tadsíkistans (genitive rare singular)
Tadsíkistan (indefinite nominative singular)
Tadsíkistan (accusative indefinite singular)
Tadsíkistan (dative indefinite singular)
Tadsíkistan (genitive indefinite singular)
Tadsíkistans (genitive indefinite rare singular)

(prescriptive) Tajikistan (a country in Central Asia)


Suður-Atlantshaf

Suður-Atlantshaf n (proper noun, genitive singular Suður-Atlantshafs)

Suður-Atlantshafs (genitive singular)
Suður-Atlantshaf (indefinite nominative singular)
Suður-Atlantshafið (definite nominative singular)
Suður-Atlantshaf (accusative indefinite singular)
Suður-Atlantshafið (accusative definite singular)
Suður-Atlantshafi (dative indefinite singular)
Suður-Atlantshafinu (dative definite singular)
Suður-Atlantshafs (genitive indefinite singular)
Suður-Atlantshafsins (definite genitive singular)


Kenía

Kenía f (proper noun, genitive singular Keníu) or
Kenía n (proper noun, genitive singular Kenía)

Kenía (canonical feminine)
Kenía (canonical neuter)
Keníu (genitive singular)
Kenía (genitive singular)
Kenía (indefinite nominative singular)
Keníu (accusative indefinite singular)
Keníu (dative indefinite singular)
Keníu (genitive indefinite singular)
Kenía (indefinite nominative singular)
Kenía (accusative indefinite singular)
Kenía (dative indefinite singular)
Kenía (genitive indefinite singular)


Eyjahaf

is-noun

Eyjahaf n (genitive singular Eyjahafs, no plural)

Eyjahafs (genitive singular)
Eyjahaf (indefinite nominative singular)
Eyjahafið (definite nominative singular)
Eyjahaf (accusative indefinite singular)
Eyjahafið (accusative definite singular)
Eyjahafi (dative indefinite singular)
Eyjahafinu (dative definite singular)
Eyjahafs (genitive indefinite singular)
Eyjahafsins (definite genitive singular)

[ˈei̯ːjäˌhäːʋ]

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ékʷeh₂
Proto-Germanic *awjō
Old Norse ey
Icelandic ey
Icelandic eyja
Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p-
Proto-Germanic *habą
Old Norse haf
Icelandic haf
Icelandic Eyjahaf
Literally, “island sea”. Created from eyja (“island”) + haf (“sea”).

etymon

Ég er að reyna að hugsa um leið að segja „Eyjahafið“ án ákveða greinisins, en ég get það ekki. Er „Eyjahaf“ jafnvel gilt orð?

I’m trying to think of a way to say “the Aegean” without the definite article, but I can’t. Is “Aegean” even a valid word?

Ég myndi verða sjómaður — eins og faðir minn — en þá gat maður sigla Eyjahaf ósnortið af menguninni og ofveiðinni sem er alls staðar þar í dag.

I would become a sailor — like my dad — but back then you could sail an Aegean untouched by the pollution and overfishing which are everywhere there today.

The Aegean Sea; an elongated embayment of the Mediterranean Sea between Europe and Asia which is located between the Balkans, Anatolia, and the Levantine Basin.


Grikklandshaf

is-noun

Grikklandshaf n (genitive singular Grikklandshafs, no plural)

Grikklandshafs (genitive singular)
Grikklandshaf (indefinite nominative singular)
Grikklandshafið (definite nominative singular)
Grikklandshaf (accusative indefinite singular)
Grikklandshafið (accusative definite singular)
Grikklandshafi (dative indefinite singular)
Grikklandshafinu (dative definite singular)
Grikklandshafs (genitive indefinite singular)
Grikklandshafsins (definite genitive singular)

Etymology tree
Ancient Greek Γραικός (Graikós)bor.
Latin Graecusder.
Old Church Slavonic грькъ (grĭkŭ)bor.
Old Norse grikkr
Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ-
Proto-Indo-European *-om
Proto-Germanic *landą
Proto-Norse *ᛚᚨᛞᚨ (*lada)
Old Norse land
Old Norse Grikkland
Icelandic Grikkland
Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p-
Proto-Germanic *habą
Old Norse haf
Icelandic haf
Icelandic Grikklandshaf
Literally, “Greek land sea”. Created from Grikklands (“Greece”, genitive singular of Grikkland) + haf (“sea”).

com

genitive singular of <i class="Latn mention" lang="is">Grikkland</i>

Það er allt annað Grikklandshaf en það sem þú ert vanur.

It’s a different Aegean Sea than the one you’re used to.

Heimildarmyndin fjallar í myndrænum smáatriðum um Grikklandshaf fyrri tíma.

The documentary describes in graphic detail the Aegean Sea of the past.


Bosnía og Hersegóvína

is-proper noun

Bosnía og Hersegóvína f (proper noun, genitive singular Bosníu og Hersegóvínu)

Bosníu og Hersegóvínu (genitive singular)
Bosnía og Hersegóvína (indefinite nominative singular)
Bosníu og Hersegóvínu (accusative indefinite singular)
Bosníu og Hersegóvínu (dative indefinite singular)
Bosníu og Hersegóvínu (genitive indefinite singular)

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina#English

Balkan Peninsula
Balkan Peninsula#English

Southeast Europe
Southeast Europe#English

Bosnia and Herzegovina (a country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe)

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