"Gotland" meaning in Swedish

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈɡɔtˌland/ Audio: Sv-Gotland.ogg Forms: Gotlands [genitive], Gottland [alternative, obsolete]
Etymology: From Old Norse goti + land, "Gute-land." The first element is from Proto-Germanic *gutô, whence Goth. Etymology templates: {{inh|sv|non|goti}} Old Norse goti, {{der|sv|gem-pro|*gutô}} Proto-Germanic *gutô Head templates: {{head|sv|proper noun|genitive|Gotlands|g=n|head=}} Gotland n (genitive Gotlands), {{sv-proper noun|n}} Gotland n (genitive Gotlands)
  1. Gotland Tags: neuter Related terms: Visby, gotländska, gotlänning, gute, gutniska
    Sense id: en-Gotland-sv-name-Pt6Zfsru Categories (other): Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries, Swedish entries with incorrect language header, Islands, Sweden

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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