"Ísland" meaning in Icelandic

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈistlant/ Audio: Is-Ísland.ogg Forms: Íslands [genitive, singular], no-table-tags [table-tags], Ísland [indefinite, nominative, singular], Ísland [accusative, indefinite, singular], Íslandi [dative, indefinite, singular], Íslands [genitive, indefinite, singular]
Etymology: From Old Norse Ísland, from íss (“ice”) ( > Icelandic ís) + land (“land, country”) ( > Icelandic land). Etymology templates: {{inh|is|non|Ísland}} Old Norse Ísland Head templates: {{is-proper noun|@@}} Ísland n (proper noun, genitive singular Íslands) Inflection templates: {{is-ndecl|n}}
  1. Iceland (an island and country in the North Atlantic Ocean in Europe) Tags: neuter, proper-noun Categories (place): Countries, Iceland, Islands Synonyms: Snæland, Frón, klaki (alt: nn), Ísafold, Ísaland, Ísaláð, Hrímgrund, Hrímland, Garðarshólmi
    Sense id: en-Ísland-is-name-3CsGmISh Categories (other): Icelandic entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "word": "Frón"
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        },
        {
          "word": "Ísafold"
        },
        {
          "word": "Ísaland"
        },
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          "word": "Ísaláð"
        },
        {
          "word": "Hrímgrund"
        },
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