Sjælland

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Danish[edit]

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

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Sjælland n

  1. Zealand (the largest island of Denmark).

References[edit]

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

Further reading[edit]

Slovak[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Derived from Danish Sjælland.

Noun[edit]

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

  1. Zealand

Declension[edit]