Neufundland

German

Etymology

Calque of English Newfoundland. By surface analysis, neu (“new”) +‎ Fund (“a find, discovery”) +‎ Land (“land”). The middle part can also be interpreted as the root of the past participle gefunden (“found”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɔʏ̯ˈfʊnt.lant/

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Proper noun

Neufundland n (proper noun, genitive Neufundlands or (optionally with an article) Neufundland)

1. Newfoundland

Declension

Declension of Neufundland [sg-only, neuter, toponym]

	singular
	def.	noun
nominative	das	Neufundland
genitive	des	Neufundlands, Neufundland1
dative	dem	Neufundland
accusative	das	Neufundland

¹Optionally with an article.

Derived terms

• Neufundland und Labrador

Related terms

• Neufünfland