German

Noun

Fjord m ‎(genitive Fjords or Fjordes, plural Fjorde)

1. fjord (usually one in Scandinavia)

English

A fjord in Norway.

Alternative forms

• fiord (New Zealand)

Noun

fjord ‎(plural fjords)

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

Translations

Czech

Etymology

From Old Norse fjǫrðr.

Noun

fjord m

1. fjord

Declension

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish fiorth, from Old Norse fjǫrðr ‎(“firth, fjord”), from Proto-Germanic *ferþuz ‎(“inlet, fjord”), from Proto-Indo-European *pértus ‎(“crossing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fjoːr/, [fjoɐ̯ˀ]
• Rhymes: -oːɐ̯

Noun

fjord c (singular definite fjorden, plural indefinite fjorde)

1. firth, fjord, inlet

Inflection

See also

• fjord on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

French

fjord

Etymology

From Norwegian fjord, from Old Norse fjǫrðr.

Pronunciation

• (France) IPA^(key): /fjɔʁd/
• (Quebec) IPA^(key): /fjɔʁ/, /fjɔː(ʁ)/

Noun

fjord m ‎(plural fjords)

1. fjord

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfjord]
• Hyphenation: fjord

fjord

Noun

fjord ‎(plural fjordok)

1. fjord (a long, narrow, deep inlet between cliffs)

Declension

References

• Bakos Ferenc & Fábián Pál, Idegen szavak és kifejezések szótára. Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest, 1989, ISBN 963 05 5307 4

Norwegian Bokmål

fjord

Etymology

From Old Norse fjǫrðr, from Proto-Germanic *ferþuz ‎(“inlet, fjord”), from Proto-Indo-European *pértus ‎(“crossing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fjuːr/, [fjuːɾ]

Noun

fjord m ‎(definite singular fjorden, indefinite plural fjorder, definite plural fjordene)

1. a fjord

Usage notes

Incorporated into the names of fjords as -fjorden.

References

“fjord” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse fjǫrðr, from Proto-Germanic *ferþuz ‎(“inlet, fjord”), from Proto-Indo-European *pértus ‎(“crossing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fjuːr/, [fjuːɾ]

Noun

fjord m ‎(definite singular fjorden, indefinite plural fjordar, definite plural fjordane)

1. a fjord

Usage notes

As above.

References

“fjord” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Norwegian fjord, from Old Norse fjǫrðr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fjôrd/

Noun

fjȍrd m ‎(Cyrillic spelling фјо̏рд)

1. fjord

Declension

References

• “fjord” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Slovak

Etymology

From Old Norse fjǫrðr.

Noun

fjord m ‎(genitive singular fjordu, nominative plural fjordy)

1. fjord

Declension

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish fiordher, from Old Norse fjǫrðr, from Proto-Germanic *ferþuz ‎(“inlet, fjord”), from Proto-Indo-European *pértus ‎(“crossing”).

Noun

fjord c

1. fjord

Declension

Related terms

• fjärd