fiordo

Italian

Un fiordo – A fjord

Etymology

From Norwegian fjord, from Old Norse fjǫrðr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfjɔr.do/
• Rhymes: -ɔrdo
• Hyphenation: fiòr‧do

Noun

fiordo m (plural fiordi)

1. fjord

Further reading

• fiordo on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Norwegian fjord, from Old Norse fjǫrðr, from a root shared by Latin portus (“harbor”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfjoɾdo/ [ˈfjoɾ.ð̞o]
• Rhymes: -oɾdo
• Syllabification: fior‧do

Noun

fiordo m (plural fiordos)

1. fjord

Further reading

• “fiordo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10