See also Land
English[]
Etymology[]
Middle English < Old English land, lond (“‘ground, soil, defined piece of land, country’”) < Proto-Germanic *landan < Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- (“‘land, heath’”). Cognate with West Frisian lân, Dutch land, and German Land.
Pronunciation[]
Noun[]
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Land ({{{1}}})
- The part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water.
- Most insects live on land.
- real estate or landed property; a partitioned and measurable area which is owned and on which buildings can be erected.
- There are 50 acres of land in this estate.
- A country or region.
- They come from a faraway land.
- A person's country of origin and/or homeplace; homeland.
- Ground that is suitable for farming.
- Plant the potatoes in the land.
- (Ireland / colloquial) a fright.
- He got an awful land when the police arrived.
- Template:Electronics A conducting area on a board or chip which can be used for connecting wires.
- In a compact disc or similar recording medium, an area of the medium which does not have pits.
- The space between the rifling grooves in a gun.
Derived terms[]
Terms derived from the noun “land”
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Translations[]
the part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water
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real estate or landed property
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a country or region
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ground that is suitable for farming
The space between the rifling grooves in a gun
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Verb[]
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to Land (third-person singular simple present -, present participle -, simple past and past participle -)
- (intransitive) To descend to a surface, especially from the air.
- The plane is about to land.
- (dated) To alight, to descend from a vehicle.
- 1859 Easton, Alexander, A Practical Treatise on Street or Horse-Power Railways, p 108, "Rules adopted by the Sixth Avenue Railway, N. Y.":
- 10. You will be civil and attentive to passengers, giving proper assistance to ladies and children getting in or out, and never start the car before passengers are fairly received or landed.
- 1859 Easton, Alexander, A Practical Treatise on Street or Horse-Power Railways, p 108, "Rules adopted by the Sixth Avenue Railway, N. Y.":
- (intransitive) To come into rest.
- (intransitive) To arrive at land, especially a shore, or a dock, from a body of water.
- (transitive) To bring to land.
- It can be tricky to land a helicopter.
- Use the net to land the fish.
- (transitive) To acquire; to secure.
- (transitive) To deliver.
Derived terms[]
Terms derived from the verb "land"
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Translations[]
to descend to a surface, especially from the air
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to come into rest
to arrive at land, especially a shore, or a dock, from a body of water
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to bring to land
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to acquire; to secure
to deliver
Adjective[]
Land (not comparable)
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- Of or relating to land.
- Residing or growing on land.
Translations[]
Of or relating to land
Residing or growing on land
Danish[]
Etymology[]
From Old Norse land, from Proto-Germanic *landom, from Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- (“‘land, heath’”).
Noun[]
Land n. (singular definite Landet, plural indefinite Lande)
- country (nation state (noun))
- land
Usage notes[]
In compounds: land-, lande-, lands-, -land.
Inflection[]
Inflection of Land
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| nominative, dative and accusative | Land | Landet | Lande | Landene |
| genitive | Lands | Landets | Landes | Landenes |
Verb[]
Land
- Imperative of lande.
Dutch[]
Pronunciation[]
Noun[]
Land n. (plural landen, diminutive landje, diminutive plural landjes)
- land, country
Derived terms[]
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Verb[]
Land
- The first-person singular present indicative of landen.
- The imperative of landen.
Faroese[]
Noun[]
land n.
- land
- coast
- country, nation
- ground, soil
- "the state"
Declension[]
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Icelandic[]
Pronunciation[]
- IPA: /lant/
- Rhymes: -ant
Noun[]
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- (uncountable) land, earth, ground (part of the Earth not under water)
- (countable) country
- Japan er fallegt land.
- Japan is a beautiful country.
- Japan er fallegt land.
- (uncountable) countryside, country
- Ég bý úti á landi.
- I live in the country
- Ég bý úti á landi.
- (uncountable) land, as a mass noun, measurable in quantity
- (countable) tracts of land, aestate
- Ég á þetta land og allt sem er á því.
- I own this land and everything on it.
- Ég á þetta land og allt sem er á því.
Declension[]
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Derived terms[]
- láta lönd og leið (+ accusative, to not give a damn about something)
- draga að landi (+ accusative, to eat somebody's leftovers)
- draga í land (to give in a little)
- eiga langt í land (of something- to have a long way to go/to be finished)
- föðurland
- landlægur
- sinn er siður í landi hverju
- útland
- með lögum skal land byggja
- leggja land undir fót
- Ísland
- Grænland
- Frakkland
- Finnland
- Svartfjallaland
- Þýskaland
Norwegian[]
Etymology[]
From Old Norse land.
Noun[]
Land n.
- country
- land
Inflection[]
Inflection of Land
References[]
- “Land” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary – Dokumentasjonsprosjektet.
Old English[]
Etymology[]
From Germanic *landom, from Indo-European. Cognate with Old Saxon land (Dutch land), Old High German lant (German Land), Old Norse land (Swedish land), Gothic 𐌻𐌰𐌽𐌳. The PIE root is also the source of Celtic *landā (Welsh llan ‘enclosure’, Breton lann ‘heath’).
Pronunciation[]
- IPA: /lɑnd/
Noun[]
land n.
Derived terms[]
- īġland n.
- landfruma m.
Descendants[]
- English: land
Swedish[]
Pronunciation[]
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Noun[]
land n. Template:Sv-noun Template:Sv-noun
- Land, country, nation.
- (uncountable) land, as opposed to sea or air
- (uncountable) land; part of Earth not covered by sea
- (uncountable) land; ground suitable for farming
- short for trädgårdsland; small piece of ground used for a hobby-based growing of vegetables, flowers, berries and other plants
Synonyms[]
- country
- nation
- neither sea nor air
- backe
- landbacke
- mark
- ground suitable for farming
- mark (owned land in general, for farming or not)
Derived terms[]
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