Svíþjóð

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse Svíþjóðᛋᚢᛁᚦᛁᛅᚢᚦ (suiþiauþ). Equivalent to Svíi (Swede) + þjóð (nation).

Proper noun

Svíþjóð f (genitive singular Svíþjóðar, no plural)

  1. Sweden (a country in northern Europe)

Old Norse

Alternative forms

  • ᛋᚢᛁᚦᛁᚢᚦ (suiþiuþ), ᛋᚢᛁᚦᛁᛅᚢᚦ (suiþiauþ)

Etymology

svíar (Swedes) + þjóð (nation).

Proper noun

Svíþjóð f (genitive Svíþjóðar)

  1. the land of the Swedes around the Mälar valley, roughly equivalent to modern-day eastern Sweden

Declension

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  • Gautland (the land of the Geats)
  • svíar (Swedes)
  • sænskr (Swedish)
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