Grønland

Grönland Danish Etymology From da grøn land green, from da non Grǿnland Greenland. Pronunciation da /ɡrœnlan/ [ˈɡ̊ʁɶnˌlænˀ] da Proper noun da proper noun genitive Grønlands da Greenland Q223 Related terms da grønlandsk ("Greenlandic") da grønlænder ("Greenlander") Descendants cs Grónsko 1 hu Grönland 1 la Terra Viridis 1 nb Grønland sk Grónsko 1 tr Grönland 1 vi Grơn-len 1 See also da Faroese Etymology From fo grønur land green, from fo non Grǿnland Greenland. Pronunciation fo /ˈkɹœnlant/ Proper noun fo proper noun n genitive Grønlands fo Greenland Q223 Declension Grøn Related terms fo grønlendingur Greenlander fo grønlendskur Greenlandic See also fo Norwegian Bokmål no:Grønland,Grønland (strøk) thumb|The flag of Greenland. thumb|The location of Greenland on the globe. thumb|An aerial view of Nuuk, the capital of Greenland. Pronunciation nb /¹ˈɡrœn.lanː/ [ˈɡrœ̀n.lǎnː] nb No-Grønland.ogg Audio nb anː 2 nb Grøn land Etymology 1 nb :inh non:Grǿnland 1 nb non Grǿnland Greenland, itself non grǿnn land green land, country 1, literally “green land”. According to Íslendingabók, the name was given by Erik the Red around 985 because a favourable name would encourage people to settle there. The name is first recorded in writing as Gronland by Adam of Bremen around 1075. The first element is from nb gem-pro *grōniz green, ultimately from nb ine-pro *gʰreh₁- to grow, become green; the second is from nb gem-pro *landą land, from nb ine-pro *lendʰ- land land, heath. Compare nn Grønland, da Grønland, sv Grönland, is Grænland and fo Grønland Greenland. English en Greenland is a calque of the Old Norse name. Proper noun nb proper noun Greenland; nb a large self-governing <<dependent territory>> of <<c/Denmark>>, in North America Nuuk. nb Grønland har vidstrakt selvstyre innenfor Kongeriket Danmark. Greenland has extensive self-government within the Kingdom of Denmark. nb 21 July 2026 Nils Petter Thuesen and Roger Pihl Grønland Store norske leksikon https://snl.no/Grønland Grønland er et selvstyrt land og en del av Danmark. Greenland is a self-governing country and part of Denmark. https://web.archive.org/web/20260926202628/https://snl.no/Gr%C3%B8nland 26 September 2026 Greenland; nb the ice-covered <<island>> on which the territory is located, the largest island in the world (not counting Australia). nb Grønland er verdens største øy. Greenland is the world's largest island. nb 21 July 2026 Nils Petter Thuesen and Roger Pihl Grønland Store norske leksikon https://snl.no/Grønland Grønland er Jordens største øy. Greenland is the world's largest island. https://web.archive.org/web/20260926202628/https://snl.no/Gr%C3%B8nland 26 September 2026 Usage notes Store norske leksikon gives the official name as Kalaallit Nunaat / Grønland. The Greenlandic name Kalaallit Nunaat means “land of the Kalaallit”. Derived terms nb Grønlandshavet Greenland Sea nb grønlandshund Greenland Dog nb grønlandsk Greenlandic nb grønlandskval bowhead whale nb grønlandssel harp seal nb grønlandshval bowhead whale nb grønlender Greenlander nb grønlending Greenlander Etymology 2 thumb|A view of Grønland in Oslo. Probably named for the meadowland that formerly occupied the area. nb grøn land green land, literally “green land”. Proper noun nb proper noun nb neighborhood borough/Gamle Oslo city/Oslo c/Norway nb Hun bor på Grønland i Oslo. She lives in Grønland in Oslo. nb 26 November 2024 Reidar Hanssen and Knut Are Tvedt Grønland – boligstrøk i Oslo Store norske leksikon https://snl.no/Grønland_-_boligstrøk_i_Oslo Grønland er et boligstrøk og forretningsstrøk i Oslo, øst for Akerselva og nord for Hovedbanen, i bydel Gamle Oslo. Grønland is a residential and commercial district in Oslo, east of the Akerselva and north of the Main Line, in the borough of Gamle Oslo. https://web.archive.org/web/20260212004234/https://snl.no/Gr%C3%B8nland_-_boligstr%C3%B8k_i_Oslo 12 February 2026 References nb Greenland Norwegian Nynorsk nn: Pronunciation nn /¹ɡrønlan(d)/ nn and an Etymology 1 From nn non Grǿnland Greenland, from non grǿnn land green land 1. Akin to en Greenland. Proper noun nn proper noun n nn Greenland Q223 Derived terms nn grønlandsfalk<t:Falco rusticolus candicans> grønlandsfarar grønlandsgås<t:Branta leucopsis> grønlandshare<t:Arctic hare, Lepus arcticus> Grønlandshavet grønlandshund grønlandskval grønlandsk,grønlendsk<t:Greenlandic> grønlandslaks grønlandsmyrsnipe<t:Calidris alpina arctica> grønlandsmåse<t:Larus glaucoides> grønlandsreise grønlandsrev grønlandssel<t:Pagophilus groenlandicus> grønlandssteinskvett<t:Oenanthe oenanthe leucorrhoa> grønlandsstorr<t:Carex scirpoidea> Grønlendingesoga<t:Saga of the Greenlanders> grønlending<t:someone from Greenland> Etymology 2 From nn Grønland Greenland. Proper noun nn proper noun n nn neighbourhood city/Oslo c/Norway