Heligoland

English Alternative forms en Helgoland Etymology Second element is en land, first element of disputed origin: From en de heilig holy, as in en gmh Heiligland holy land From the en frr - for en high, similar to en Hallig; hinted by the Heligolanders' self-designation of en Halunder.Theodor Siebs: Helgoland und seine Sprache. Cuxhaven 1909, pp. 20 ff. Related to the legendary hero Helgi, identical to the en non - name non Helgi.Reallexikon der germanischen Altertumskunde, Vol. 14, Artikel Helgoland. Berlin 1999. More at Heligoland. Pronunciation en /ˈhɛlɪɡə(ʊ)ˌlənd/ UK en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Heligoland.wav Southern England en /ˈhɛlɪɡoʊlænd/ US Proper noun en small island s/Schleswig-Holstein c/Germany in the sea/North Sea. Derived terms en Heligoland trap Heligolander Heligolandic Heligolandish Translations island Armenian: hy Հելգոլանդ Danish: da Helgoland n Dutch: nl Helgoland n French: fr Heligoland f Frisian: North Frisian: frr Halaglun n, frr Deät Lun, frr Heliglön Saterland Frisian: stq Hälgelound West Frisian: fy Helgolân n German: de Helgoland n Latin: la Fostelandia f, la Helgolandia f, la Terra sacra f, la Farria f Low German: Dutch Low Saxon: nds-nl Hellegolaand n German Low German: nds-de Helgoland n Norwegian: Bokmål: nb Helgoland Nynorsk: nn Helgoland Polish: pl Helgoland m-in Portuguese: pt Helgoland f, pt Heligoland f Russian: ru Ге́льголанд m, ru Хе́льголанд m Swedish: sv Helgoland n Yiddish: yi העלגאָלאַנד n References en exonyms Portuguese Alternative forms pt Helgoland pt Heligolândia uncommon pt Helgolândia rare Proper noun f pt island of c/Germany in the sea/North Sea Heligoland