Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

iceland

/ˈaɪs.lənd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.79 in modern English

Syllables: Ice-land
IPA: /ˈaɪs.lənd/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An island and country in the North Atlantic Ocean in Europe. Official name: Republic of Iceland. Capital: Reykjavík.

noun

A land or region of icy terrain.

Example Sentences

"The good news headline from Donald Trump’s trip to Davos was that he seemed to rule out force for now in his urgent quest to acquire Greenland. The bad news: he started talking about Iceland as well."
"They are also drilling oil in the icelands up there, exactly like we are not. Where we think we cannot go, they are up in their icelands drilling great, great new oil production."

Etymology

Etymology tree ▲ Old Norse Íslandcalq. Middle English Iseland English Iceland From Middle English Iseland, Island, Islond, Yslond, a calque of Old Norse Ísland, equivalent to ice + land. Replaced earlier Old Norse Snæland (literally “snowland”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: Iseland

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈaɪs.lənd/
British English: /ˈaɪs.lənd/

Inflected Forms

icelands (plural)

Derived Forms

Icelander Icelandia Icelandian Icelandic Icelandish Icelandman Icelandwoman

Phrases

Republic of Iceland Iceland crystal Icelandic cyprine Iceland moss Iceland spar

Frequently Paired Words

Icelander Icelandish Icelandman Icelandwoman Reykjavík Iceland crystal Icelandic cyprine Iceland moss

Questions

How do you pronounce iceland?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈaɪs.lənd/.
What does iceland mean?: An island and country in the North Atlantic Ocean in Europe. Official name: Republic of Iceland. Capital: Reykjavík.
Where does iceland come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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