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Sjælland

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Danish

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Sjælland er Danmarks største ø - Zealand is the largest island of Denmark

Etymology

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Uncertain. Possibly from Old Norse Selund, a compound from selr (seal) + the suffix -und (suffix for placenames), thus meaning place with seals. The later name was Sjóland, which changed the meaning to "sea-land;" see sær (sea).[1] More at Zealand.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Sjælland n

  1. Zealand (the largest island of Denmark).

References

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  1. ^ Katlev, Jan (4 August 2009). "Sjælland …". Danish Language Museum.

Further reading

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Slovak

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Etymology

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Derived from Danish Sjælland.

Proper noun

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Sjælland m inan (genitive singular Sjællandu, declension pattern of dub)

  1. Zealand

Declension

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