fjord
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fjord
- /ˈfiːɔːd/ UK
- /fiˈɔːd/ UK
- /fjɔːd/ UK
- /fiˈɔɹd/ US
- /fjɔɹd/ US
Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)d
Where it comes from
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.
noun fjords · fiord
- A long, narrow, deep inlet between cliffs. About 20 English miles beyond this river, which is the largest in Norway, the road crosses the fjord which forms the boundary of the two kingdoms [Norway and Sweden]; and whose waters but too often in former days were dyed with the life-blood of many a bold mountaineer who crossed the "border stream
Translations
Every language
noun long, narrow, deep inlet
| Español | fiordo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 피오르 pioreu, 피오르드 pioreudeu, 협만 hyeomman |
| 日本語 | フィヨルド fiyorudo, 峡湾 kyōwan |
| 中文 | 峽灣 /峡湾 xiáwān |
| हिन्दी | फ़्योर्ड fyorḍ |
| Português | fiorde |
| Français | fjord, fiord |
| Deutsch | Fjord |
| Italiano | fiordo |
| Ελληνικά | φιόρδ fiórd |
| Română | fiord |
| Русский | фьорд fʹord, фио́рд fiórd |
| Tiếng Việt | vịnh hẹp băng hà |
| العربية | خَلَل ḵalal, وَادٍ خِلَالِيّ wādin ḵilāliyy, فِيُورْد fiyūrd |
| עברית | פְיוֹרְד fyord |
Talk about this word "fjord." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fjord. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. fjord. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fjord "fjord." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fjord.Cite this
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title = {fjord},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fjord},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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