Grikklandshaf

Icelandic

Etymology

Etymology tree

Ancient Greek Γραικός (Graikós)bor.

Latin Graecusder.

Old Church Slavonic грькъ (grĭkŭ)bor.

Old Norse grikkr

Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ-

Proto-Germanic *landą

Proto-Norse *ᛚᚨᛞᚨ (*lada)

Old Norse land

Old Norse Grikkland

Icelandic Grikkland

Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p-

Proto-Germanic *habą

Old Norse haf

Icelandic haf

Icelandic Grikklandshaf

Literally, “Greek land sea”. Created from Grikklands (“Greece”, genitive singular of Grikkland) +‎ haf (“sea”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkrɪhklan̥tsˌhaːv/, [ˈkrɪhklän̥t̪s̺ˌhäːʋ]

  Rhymes: -ɪhklantshaːv, -antshaːv, -aːv

Noun

Grikklandshaf n (genitive singular Grikklandshafs, no plural)

1. The Aegean Sea; an elongated embayment of the Mediterranean Sea between Europe and Asia which is located between the Balkans, Anatolia, and the Levantine Basin.

   Það er allt annað Grikklandshaf en það sem þú ert vanur.

   It’s a different Aegean Sea than the one you’re used to.

   Heimildarmyndin fjallar í myndrænum smáatriðum um Grikklandshaf fyrri tíma.

   The documentary describes in graphic detail the Aegean Sea of the past.

   Synonyms: Eyjahaf, Grikksalt, Ægeushaf, Æghaf

Declension

Declension of Grikklandshaf (sg-only neuter)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	Grikklandshaf	Grikklandshafið
accusative	Grikklandshaf	Grikklandshafið
dative	Grikklandshafi	Grikklandshafinu
genitive	Grikklandshafs	Grikklandshafsins

Further reading

• “Grikklandshaf”, in Ritmálssafn Orðabókar Háskólans [The Written Collection of the Lexicological Institute] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, (Can we date this quote?)