English Explanatory Dictionary

fjord

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A long, narrow, deep inlet between cliffs.

Pronunciation

/ˈfiːɔːd/ /fiˈɔːd/ /fjɔːd/ /fiˈɔɹd/ /fjɔɹd/ en-us-fjord.ogg en-au-fjord.ogg

Word forms

fjord fjords fiord

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.

Related words

fjard

Derived words

fjorded fjord horse fjordic fjording fjord lake fjordless fjord-like fjordlike Kolding Fjord
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