North Germanic

Speech parts

1. North Germanic - Noun

2. North Germanic - Proper noun

Meaning

the northern family of Germanic languages that are spoken in Scandinavia and Iceland

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

scandinavian norse nordic North Germanic language Scandinavian language norwegian danish finnish germanic icelandic faroese Sami swedish viking Old Norse
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Hypernyms

germanic Germanic language

Hyponyms

danish norwegian icelandic faroese swedish Faeroese

Examples

However, pronunciation, particularly of the vowel phonemes, has changed at least as much as in the other North Germanic languages. Source: Internet

In North Germanic languages the final -n was lost from the infinitive as early as 500–540 AD, reducing the suffix to -a. Source: Internet

It is currently the largest of the North Germanic languages by number of speakers. Source: Internet

Svennung considers the Sami name to have been introduced as a loan word from the North Germanic languages ; Svennung, J. (1963). Source: Internet

The other North Germanic languages have the same vowel in both forms. Source: Internet

This causes Faroese people as well as Icelandic people to become bilingual in two very distinct North Germanic languages, making it relatively easy for them to understand the other two Mainland Scandinavian languages. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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