föðurland

Icelandic

Etymology

From faðir (“father”) +‎ land (“land”). Compare English fatherland, Old English fæderland, Dutch vaderland, German Vaterland, Danish fædreland.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfœːðʏrˌlant/

Noun

föðurland n

fatherland
Synonyms: fósturjörð, fósturland, móðurjörð, ættjörð, ættarjörð
long underpants, especially ones made from wool

Declension

declension of föðurland

	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
n-s	singular		plural
nominative	föðurland	föðurlandið	föðurlönd	föðurlöndin
accusative	föðurland	föðurlandið	föðurlönd	föðurlöndin
dative	föðurlandi	föðurlandinu	föðurlöndum	föðurlöndunum
genitive	föðurlands	föðurlandsins	föðurlanda	föðurlandanna

Derived terms

föðurlandssvikari (“traitor”)
föðurlandsvinur (“patriot”)

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