fjord

== English == === Alternative forms === fiord (now chiefly New Zealand) === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Norwegian fjord, from Old Norse fjǫrðr, from Proto-Germanic *ferþu, *ferþuz (“inlet, fjord”), from Proto-Indo-European *pértus (“crossing”), from *per- (“to carry forth”) + *-tus (suffix forming action nouns from verb roots). Doublet of firth, ford, port, and fjard. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfiːɔːd/, /fiˈɔːd/, /fjɔːd/ (General American) IPA(key): /fiˈɔɹd/, /fjɔɹd/ Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)d Hyphenation: fjord === Noun === fjord (plural fjords) A long, narrow, deep inlet between cliffs. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== fjard ==== Descendants ==== → Hindi: फ़्योर्ड (fyorḍ) → Japanese: フィヨルド (fiyorudo) → Korean: 피오르 (pioreu) → Thai: ฟยอร์ด (fà-yɔ́ɔt) ==== Translations ==== === References === == Czech == === Etymology === Borrowed from Norwegian fjord, from Old Norse fjǫrðr. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈfjort] === Noun === fjord m inan fjord ==== Declension ==== == Danish == === Etymology === From Old Danish fiorth, from Old Norse fjǫrðr (“firth, fjord”), from Proto-Germanic *ferþuz (“inlet, fjord”), from Proto-Indo-European *pértus (“crossing”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈfjoɐ̯ˀ] Rhymes: -oːɐ̯ Homophone: fjor === Noun === fjord c (singular definite fjorden, plural indefinite fjorde) firth, fjord, inlet Coordinate terms: bugt, vig ==== Inflection ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Nioghalvfjerdsfjorden fjordbund fjordfiskeri fjordis fjordområde fjordreje fjordvand ==== References ==== “fjord” in Den Danske Ordbog “fjord” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowing from Norwegian fjord, from Old Norse fjǫrðr. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fjɔrt/ Hyphenation: fjord Rhymes: -ɔrt === Noun === fjord m (plural fjorden, diminutive fjordje n) fjord Fjord horse Synonym: fjordenpaard ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== voord == French == === Alternative forms === fiord === Etymology === Borrowed from Norwegian fjord, from Old Norse fjǫrðr. Doublet of port. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fjɔʁd/, /fjɔʁ/ (Quebec) IPA(key): /fjɔʁ/, /fjɔː(ʁ)/ === Noun === fjord m (plural fjords) fjord ==== Descendants ==== → Romanian: fiord → Turkish: fiyort → Vietnamese: phi-oóc === Further reading === “fjord”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Hungarian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈfjord] Hyphenation: fjord Rhymes: -ord === Noun === fjord (plural fjordok) fjord (a long, narrow, deep inlet between cliffs) ==== Declension ==== === References === Bakos, Ferenc and Pál Fábián. Idegen szavak és kifejezések szótára (’A Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1989. →ISBN === Further reading === fjord in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN. == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Old Norse fjǫrðr, from Proto-Germanic *ferþuz (“inlet, fjord”), from Proto-Indo-European *pértus (“crossing”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fjuːr/, [fjuːɾ] === Noun === fjord m (definite singular fjorden, indefinite plural fjorder, definite plural fjordene) a fjord ==== Usage notes ==== Incorporated into the names of fjords as -fjorden. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== === References === “fjord” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Old Norse fjǫrðr, from Proto-Germanic *ferþuz (“inlet, fjord”), from Proto-Indo-European *pértus (“crossing”). Akin to English firth. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fjuːr/ (thick L) IPA(key): /fjuːɽ/ (Sunnmøre) IPA(key): [fjo̞ːɾˠ] === Noun === fjord m (definite singular fjorden, indefinite plural fjordar, definite plural fjordane) a fjord a big long lake in Eastern Norway (e.g. Tyrifjorden, Tunhovdfjorden, Randsfjorden, Tisleifjorden) ==== Usage notes ==== Incorporated into the names of fjords and lakes as -fjorden. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== === References === “fjord” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Serbo-Croatian == === Etymology === From Norwegian fjord, from Old Norse fjǫrðr. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fjôrd/ === Noun === fjȍrd m inan (Cyrillic spelling фјо̏рд) fjord ==== Declension ==== === References === “fjord”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026 == Slovak == === Etymology === Borrowed from Norwegian fjord. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fjɔrt/, [ˈfɪ̯ɔrt], [ˈfjɔrt] Rhymes: -ɔrt === Noun === fjord m inan (relational adjective fjordový) fjord ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “fjord”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026 == Swedish == === Etymology === From Old Swedish fiordher, from Old Norse fjǫrðr, from Proto-Norse *ᚠᛖᚱᚦᚢᛉ (*ferþuʀ), from Proto-Germanic *ferþuz (“inlet, fjord”), from Proto-Indo-European *pértus (“crossing”). Doublet of fjärd. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfjuːrd/, [ˈfjuːɖ], /ˈfjoːrd/, [ˈfjoːɖ] === Noun === fjord c (geography) a fjord ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== fjärd ==== See also ==== vik === References === “fjord”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “fjord”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “fjord”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “fjord”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.