Götaland

== English == === Alternative forms === (archaic) Geatland, Gothia, Gothland, Gothenland, Gautland === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Swedish Götaland. Compare native English Geatland, Old English Wedermearc. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈjɒ.tə.lənd/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈjɑ.tə.lənd/ Hyphenation: Gö‧ta‧land === Proper noun === Götaland A land in southernmost Sweden, one of Sweden's three modern lands Coordinate terms: Norrland, Svealand (historical) the land of the tribe of the Geats ==== Derived terms ==== Västra Götaland == Swedish == === Alternative forms === Götland (obsolete) === Etymology === Inherited from Old Swedish Götaland. From the archaic genitive plural of the demonym göta, formed of götar (“Geats”) +‎ land (“land”). First attested in 1540. === Proper noun === Götaland n (genitive Götalands) Götaland, the southern part of Sweden ==== See also ==== Finland Norrland Svealand Geat === References === “Götaland”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)