Miðjarðarhaf
Icelandic
/ˈmɪð.jarðarˌhaːv/
proper noun
Definitions
- (often with definite article) the Mediterranean Sea the sea between Europe and Africa
Etymology
Affix from Icelandic jörð (earth, Earth, ground, soil) + Icelandic haf (sea, ocean).
Origin
Icelandic
haf
Gloss
sea, ocean
Concept
Semantic Field
The physical world
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
海
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- haf Old Norse
- jǫrð Old Norse
- Kyrrahaf Icelandic
- aðalhaf Icelandic
- haf Icelandic
- haffær Icelandic
- hafmey Icelandic
- haftyrðill Icelandic
- haförn Icelandic
- jarðarber Icelandic
- jarðarbúi Icelandic
- jarðarför Icelandic
- jarðeigandi Icelandic
- jarðepli Icelandic
- jarðfræði Icelandic
- jarðhiti Icelandic
- jarðhneta Icelandic
- jarðlag Icelandic
- jarðsaga Icelandic
- jarðskjálfti Icelandic
- jarðskorpa Icelandic
- jarðsprengja Icelandic
- jarðsvín Icelandic
- jarðvegur Icelandic
- jarðyrkja Icelandic
- jörð Icelandic
- langa Icelandic
- miðjarðarhafslanga Icelandic