Old English · proper noun
Estland
Normalised Ēstland
- Part of speech
- proper noun, neuter
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈeːstˌlɑnd/
- Syllables
- ˈeːst · ˌlɑnd (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- aestii
Meaning
-
Land of the Aestii
Declension
All forms (3)
Etymology
Derived from the plural noun Ēste (“the Aestii”), from the name of the Aestii tribe (see Wikipedia). The first element could also be an unattested singular form *Ēst, from the same source. In any case, the second element is land.
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