Grænhöfðaeyjar
Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Calque of Portuguese Cabo Verde, grænn (“green”) + höfði (“cape”) + eyjar (“islands”)
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
[edit]Grænhöfðaeyjar f pl (proper noun, plural only, genitive plural Grænhöfðaeyja)
- Cape Verde (an archipelago and country in West Africa)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Grænhöfðaeyjar (pl-only feminine)
| indefinite plural | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Grænhöfðaeyjar |
| accusative | Grænhöfðaeyjar |
| dative | Grænhöfðaeyjum |
| genitive | Grænhöfðaeyja |
Further reading
[edit]- “Grænhöfðaeyjar” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
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- Icelandic terms calqued from Portuguese
- Icelandic terms derived from Portuguese
- Icelandic compound terms
- Icelandic 5-syllable words
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- Icelandic pluralia tantum
- Icelandic feminine nouns
- is:Cape Verde
- is:Islands
- is:Countries in Africa
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