Sjælland

Danish

Sjælland er Danmarks største ø - Zealand is the largest island of Denmark

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]

Proper noun

Sjælland n

  1. Zealand (the largest island of Denmark).

References

  1. Katlev, Jan (4 August 2009). "Sjælland …". Danish Language Museum.

Further reading

Slovak

Etymology

Derived from Danish Sjælland.

Noun

Sjælland m inan (genitive singular Sjællandu, declension pattern of dub)

  1. Zealand

Declension

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