Complete Definition of "fjord"

Image:Fjord1.JPG|thumb|right|A fjord in Norway.
English
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Etymology
Loanword taken from the Scandinavian term fjord, which derives from the Old Norse language fjörðr (pronounced "fyurthr", now fjörður in Icelandic) meaning firth or inlet.

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-fjord.ogg|Audio (US)

Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��(r)d|-��(r)d

Alternative spellings
fiord (New Zealand)

Noun
fjord

  1. A long, narrow, deep inlet between cliffs.

Translations
rfc-level|Translations at L3+ (AutoFormat? would have corrected level of Translations)
trans-top|long, deep inlet
Finnish: vuono
French: #French|fjord, fiord
Italian: fiordo
trans-mid
Japanese: �����
Norwegian: #Norwegian|fjord
Swedish: #Swedish|fjord c
trans-bottom

Category:Norwegian derivations


Norwegian

Noun
no-noun-m1|fjord

  1. a #English|fjord

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Revision and Credits for"fjord"
  • 2007-06-03 16:31 - AutoFormat - +{{rfc-level|Translations at L3+ (AutoFormat would have corrected level of Translations)}}, -{{top}} +{{trans-top|long, deep inlet}}, gender -[[#Swedish|fjord]] ''c'' +[[#Swedish|fjord]] {{c}}, fixed ----'s

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