Sjælland
Danish
Etymology
Uncertain. Possibly from Old Norse Selund, a compound from selr (“seal”) + the suffix -und (“suffix for placenames”), thus meaning place with seals. The later name was Sjóland, which changed the meaning to "sea-land;" see sær (“sea”).[1] More at Zealand.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɕɛˌlanˀ]
References
- Katlev, Jan (4 August 2009). "Sjælland …". Danish Language Museum.
Further reading
- Sjælland on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
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