アイスランド

Japanese

Alternative spelling
愛斯蘭 (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from English Iceland.

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) アイスランド [àísúráꜜǹdò] (Nakadaka – [4])[1]
IPA^(key): [a̠isɨᵝɾã̠ndo̞]

Proper noun

アイスランド • (Aisurando)

Iceland (a country in Europe)
- Kore Yamazaki, “第3篇　The Balance distinguishes not between gold and lead. [Composition 3: The Balance distinguishes not between gold and lead.]”, in [魔法使いの嫁](The Ancient Magus Bride) [The Ancient Magus’ Bride], volume 1 (fiction), Tokyo: Mag Garden, page 98:
  
  北(ほっ)極(きょく)海(かい)に浮(う)かぶ火(か)山(ざん)島(とう)アイスランド
  Hokkyokukai ni ukabu kazantō Aisurando
  Iceland, a volcanic island in the Arctic Ocean.

See also

アイスランド共(きょう)和(わ)国(こく) (Aisurando Kyōwakoku, “Republic of Iceland”)
アイスランド語(ご) (Aisurando-go, “Icelandic language”)

References

Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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