fjärd

Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse fjǫrðr (firth, fjord), from Proto-Germanic *ferþuz (inlet, fjord), from Proto-Indo-European *pértus (crossing).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fjæːɖ/

Noun

fjärd c

  1. more or less open body of water in an archipelago

Declension

Declension of fjärd 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative fjärd fjärden fjärdar fjärdarna
Genitive fjärds fjärdens fjärdars fjärdarnas

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