Griecheland

== Central Franconian == === Proper noun === Griecheland (Kölsch) Greece (a country in Southeast Europe) 1886, Fritz Hönig, För jeder Jet. Humoresken in Kölnischer Mundart, 2. ed., Köln, p. 16 & 21 (in Orpheus en der Underwelt.): == Hunsrik == === Etymology === From Central Franconian Griecheland, from Middle High German Kriechenlant. By surface analysis, Grieche (“Greek”) +‎ Land (“land”). Compare German Griechenland and Luxembourgish Griicheland. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkriːçəˌlant/ Rhymes: -ant Syllabification: Grie‧che‧land === Proper noun === Griecheland n Greece (a country in Southeast Europe) ==== Related terms ==== === See also === === References === Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “Griecheland”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 70, column 1