Scandinavia
English
/skændɪˈneɪvi.ə/
proper noun
Definitions
- Denmark, Norway, and Sweden collectively.
- (geographic) The Scandinavian Peninsula
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Scandināvia derived from Proto-Germanic *Skaþinawjō (Scadia island).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*Skaþinawjō
Gloss
Scadia island
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Edenfield English
- Eye English
- Jersey English
- Scandie English
- Scandinavian English
- Scandinavianism English
- Scandinavianness English
- Scandinavism English
- Scando- English
- pan-Scandinavian English
- Scandinavia Latin
- Scandināvia Latin
- Scandinavia Italian
- øy Norwegian Bokmål
- Escandinávia Portuguese
- Skåne Portuguese
- *Skaþinawjō Proto-Germanic
- *aiwaz Proto-Germanic
- *awjō Proto-Germanic
- Skåne Swedish
- øy Norwegian Nynorsk
- Sceapieg Old English
- Scedenig Old English
- ieg Old English
- iegland Old English
- iegstream Old English
- tūn Old English
- īeġ Old English
- Skáney Old Norse
- Suðreyjar Old Norse
- Vestmannaeyjar Old Norse
- ey Old Norse
- eyjamaðr Old Norse
- eyjóttr Old Norse
- eyland Old Norse
- Skåne Danish
- Skánn Icelandic
- ey Icelandic
- eyja Icelandic
- Skáni Faroese
- oy Faroese
- oyggj Faroese
- öy Westrobothnian
- Scania ML