fjeld

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish fjeld. Doublet of field, fell, and veldt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fjɛld/
• Rhymes: -ɛld

Noun

fjeld (plural fjelds)

1. (geography) A rocky, barren plateau, especially in Scandinavia.

Translations

Rocky, barren plateau

• Danish: fjeld
• French: fjeld (fr) m
• Norwegian: høyfjell n

Danish

Etymology

Old Norse fjall.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfjɛlˀ]

Noun

fjeld

1. (geography) fjeld

Declension

Declension of fjeld

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	fjeld	fjeldet	fjelde	fjeldene
genitive	fjelds	fjeldets	fjeldes	fjeldenes

Hypernyms

• bjerg

Descendants

• English: fjeld
• French: fjeld

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish fjeld.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fjɛld/

Noun

fjeld m (plural fjelds)

1. (geography) fjeld

Further reading

• “fjeld”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.