Grekenland

Norwegian Bokmål no:Hellas Alternative forms nb Hellas current standard name Etymology nb da Grækenland Greece. The Danish name combines da græker Greek person and da land land, with its form influenced by German de Griechenland Greece, itself from de Grieche Land Greek person land 1, literally “land of the Greeks”. Compare nn Grekland, sv Grekland, nds Grekenland, nl Griekenland, fy Grikelân and is Grikkland Greece. Compare also non Grikkland Byzantium. Pronunciation nb /²ˈɡreː.kənˌlan/ [ˈɡɾêː.kə̌nˌlan] nb an 3 nb Gre ken land Proper noun nb proper noun nb dated Greece; nb country r/Southern Europe cont/Europe, now called nb Hellas, with Aten as its capital. nb Hun reiste til Grekenland våren 1928. She travelled to Greece in the spring of 1928. nb 28 January 1927 no Ivar Lykke Møte for lukkede dører no Stortinget 13 Vi forhandler også om en handels- og sjøfartstraktat med Grekenland, som har en viss interesse for oss, særlig for skibsfartens vedkommende. We are also negotiating a trade and shipping treaty with Greece, which is of some interest to us, particularly with regard to shipping. nb 1997 no Tove Nilsen G for Georg 260 [læreren] sa at en fyr nedifra Grekenland har sagt at alt egentlig er matematikk [the teacher] said that some guy from down in Greece had said that everything is really mathematics Usage notes nb Grekenland was the standard Norwegian country name until it was replaced officially by nb Hellas in 1932. The older name remains in use, particularly among older speakers, but is now considered dated rather than standard. Derived terms nb grekifisere to Hellenize, make Greek nb grekifisering Hellenization Related terms nb greker Greek person nb gresk Greek See also References 24 February 2025 Grekenland Store norske leksikon https://snl.no/Grekenland 2 August 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260830043228/https://snl.no/Grekenland 30 August 2026 20 June 2026 Gorm K. Gaare Hvor ble det av Grekenland? Nasjonalbiblioteket https://www.nb.no/historier-fra-samlingen/hvor-ble-det-av-grekenland/ 2 August 2026 Utanlandske stadnamn Språkrådet https://sprakradet.no/stedsnavn-og-navn-pa-statsorgan/navnelister-norsk-skrivemate/utanlandske-stadnamn-navn-pa-stater-og-sprak-transkripsjon/utanlandske-stadnamn/ 2 August 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20261012085035/https://sprakradet.no/stedsnavn-og-navn-pa-statsorgan/navnelister-norsk-skrivemate/utanlandske-stadnamn-navn-pa-stater-og-sprak-transkripsjon/utanlandske-stadnamn/ 12 October 2026 grekifisere