French

Proper noun

Islande f

1. Iceland

Related terms

• islandais, islandaise
• Islandais, Islandaise

Descendants

• Greek: Ισλανδία f ‎(Islandía)

Latvian

Islande (Eiropā)

Islandes karogs

Alternative forms

• Īslande

Etymology

A borrowing from Icelandic Ísland ‎(“Iceland”), probably via other European languages. The more recent spelling (Īslande, with a long ī) apparently reflects the original Icelandic pronunciation better.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Islande f ‎(5th declension)

1. Iceland (island country in Northern Europe, with Reykjavik as its capitals)

   Islandes karogs‎ ― the flag of Iceland

   Nīderlandes karaliene‎ ― the queen of the Netherlands

   Islande jeb Īslande ir salu valsts Atlantijas okeāna ziemeļos starp Grenlandi, Norvēģiju un Britu salām‎ ― Iceland (Islande or Īslande) is an island country in the north of the Atlantic Ocean between Greenland, Norway and the British Isles

Declension

Usage notes

The forms with a long ī (Īslande and derived terms, like īslandietis, īslandisks, etc.) have been recently (in 2007) proposed as correct, but the forms with a short i (Islande, islandietis, islandisks, etc.) are still more frequently used.

Related terms

• islandietis, islandiete
• islandisks
• islandiešu valoda

Norman

Alternative forms

• Islaunde (continental Normandy)

Etymology

From Old Norse Ísland, from íss ‎(“ice”) + land ‎(“land, country”).

Proper noun

Islande f

1. (Jersey) Iceland

Slovak

Noun

Islande

1. locative singular of Island

Latin

Adjective

islande

1. vocative masculine singular of islandus