fæderland

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *faderland, equivalent to fæder +‎ land. Cognate with Middle Low German vāderlant, Middle High German vaterlant.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfæ.derˌlɑnd/

Noun

fæderland n

1. one's father's land or estate

Usage notes

• Since fæder was usually indeclinable in the singular, it's quite possible this was actually two separate words forming the phrase “father's land,” with no idiomatic meaning. See fæderrīċe, which is similar.

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	fæderland	fæderland
accusative	fæderland	fæderland
genitive	fæderlandes	fæderlanda
dative	fæderlande	fæderlandum