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Orkneyjar
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Icelandic
Etymology
is ine-pro *perḱ- dig
From is non Orkneyjar.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
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the Orkney Islands
Declension
f.pl.bothdef
Derived terms
is Orkneyingur
is orkneyskur
is Islands
Old Norse
Etymology
non ine-pro *perḱ- dig
Adapted from a non xpi - word (perhaps from non cel-pro *ɸorkos pig), with a suffixed non ey eyjar islands. Compare la Orcades.
Proper noun
f-p
the Orkney Islands
Declension
Orkney plur
Derived terms
non Orkneyingr
non orkneyskr
Descendants
is Orkneyjar f-p
fo Orknoyggjar f-p
nn Orknøyar f-p ; Orknøyane<q:definite form> Orknøyarne
nb Orknøyene mf-p
sv Orknöarna c-p
da Ørkenøerne c-p
en Orkney Orkneys Orkney Islands 1
Further reading
non Islands