utland

See also: útland

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From ut +‎ land.

Noun

utland n (definite singular utlandet, indefinite plural utland, definite plural utlanda or utlandene)

1. a foreign country, foreign countries (collectively)

   i utlandet - abroad (in a foreign country)

   til utlandet - (go) abroad (to a foreign country)

   fra utlandet - from abroad

   i innland / inn- og utland - at home and abroad

References

• “utland” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From ut +‎ land.

Noun

utland n (definite singular utlandet, indefinite plural utland, definite plural utlanda)

1. a foreign country, foreign countries (collectively)

   i utlandet - abroad (in a foreign country)

   til utlandet - (go) abroad (to a foreign country)

   frå utlandet - from abroad

   frå inn- og utland - from home and abroad

References

• “utland” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ūtlandą (“outland”), equivalent to ūt (“out”) +‎ land (“land”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈuːtˌlɑnd/

Noun

ūtland n

1. a foreign country

Declension

Declension of ūtland (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ūtland	ūtlandas
accusative	ūtland	ūtlandas
genitive	ūtlandes	ūtlanda
dative	ūtlande	ūtlandum

Descendants

• English: outland

Swedish

Etymology

ut +‎ land

Noun

utland n

1. a foreign country, foreign countries (collectively), abroad

   vi är beroende av utlandet

   we depend on foreign countries

Usage notes

• almost entirely in definite form

Declension

Declension of utland

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	utland	utlands
	definite	utlandet	utlandets
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

Related terms

• utländsk
• utlänning
• utomlands

See also

• främmande
• inhemsk
• inrikes
• internationell
• nationell
• omland
• uppland
• utrikes