Zeiland

German

Etymology

From Middle High German zîlant, from Old High German, attested as cigelinta. The first part is the God name *Tīwaz, the second part *lindō (“linden”). Compare Old Norse týviðr, Norwegian tyved, tusved, tysved, tyrved, tybast, tysbast, Swedish tibast, tived, tysved, denoting the same plant.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡saɪ̯lant/

Noun

Zeiland m (strong, genitive Zeilandes or Zeilands, plural Zeilande)

  1. obsolete form of Seidelbast (“daphne”)

Declension
Declension of Zeiland [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Zeiland die Zeilande
genitive eines des Zeilandes, Zeilands der Zeilande
dative einem dem Zeiland, Zeilande1 den Zeilanden
accusative einen den Zeiland die Zeilande

1Now rare, see notes.

References
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