English Explanatory Dictionary

-land

English dictionary entry

Meanings

suffix
  1. Used to form the name of a territory, country, or region.
  2. Used to form the name of a sphere of activity or interaction.

Pronunciation

/lənd/ /lɪnd/ /lænd/ [lænd] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl--land.wav

Word forms

-land

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Germanic *landą Proto-West Germanic *land Old English land Middle English lond English land English -land From land.

Related words

-landia
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