Guernsey

== English == === Etymology === From Anglo-Norman, from Old Norse, compound of Grani (“Grani's”) and ey (“island”). Folk etymology points to a dialectal root for green. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈɡɜːnzi/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈɡɝnzi/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈɡɛrnze/, /ˈɡɛrnzɪ/, /ˈɡɛrnzi/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈɡøːnzi/ (Liverpool, fair–fur merger) IPA(key): /ˈɡeːnzi/ (Humberside, Teesside, fair–fur merger) IPA(key): /ˈɡɛːnzi/ === Proper noun === Guernsey An island, the second-largest of the Channel Islands. An unincorporated community in California. A city in Iowa. A hamlet in Saskatchewan, Canada. A town in Wyoming. ==== Derived terms ==== Guernsey County Guernsey elm ==== Translations ==== === Noun === Guernsey (plural Guernseys) A cow of a breed of dairy cattle originally bred in Guernsey. A knitted fisherman’s sweater of a type made on the island. A long-sleeved shirt worn by sportsmen, especially in rugby codes (historically). (Australia) A team-liveried shirt; a jersey. (Australia) Selection or election to a position. ==== Translations ==== == Italian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English Guernsey. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡwɛrn.sej/ IPA(key): /ˈɡɛrn.sej/ Rhymes: -ɛrnsej === Proper noun === Guernsey ? Guernsey (island) == Norwegian Bokmål == === Proper noun === Guernsey Guernsey (an island in the Channel Islands) === See also === Kanaløyene == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Proper noun === Guernsey Guernsey (an island in the Channel Islands) === See also === Kanaløyane == Portuguese == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English Guernsey. Doublet of garnisé. === Proper noun === Guernsey f Guernsey (an island and dependency of the United Kingdom in the English Channel) == Spanish == === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Guernsey ? Guernsey