Jan Mayen

English

Etymology

Named after Dutch explorer Jan Jacobszoon May van Schellinkhout.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /jɑn ˈmaɪən/
  • Audio (US)(file)

Proper noun

Jan Mayen

  1. An island in Norway in the Arctic Ocean.

Translations

See also
  • Countries of the world

Further reading

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Named after Dutch explorer Jan Jacobszoon May van Schellinkhout.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /janː ˈmaiːən/

Proper noun

Jan Mayen ?

  1. Jan Mayen (an island in Norway in the Norwegian Sea)

Derived terms
  • janmayenkobbe (“harp seal”)

See also

References
  • Jørn Sandnes, Ola Stemshaug (1997) Norsk stadnamnleksikon, Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget, →ISBN

Portuguese

Proper noun

Jan Mayen

  1. Jan Mayen (an island in Norway in the Arctic Ocean)

Spanish

Pronunciation
 
  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˌʝam ˈmaʝen/ [ˌɟ͡ʝãm ˈma.ʝẽn]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˌʃam ˈmaʃen/ [ˌʃãm ˈma.ʃẽn]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˌʒam ˈmaʒen/ [ˌʒãm ˈma.ʒẽn]

Proper noun

Jan Mayen ?

  1. Jan Mayen (an island in Norway in the Arctic Ocean)

Swedish

Proper noun

Jan Mayen n (genitive Jan Mayens)

  1. Jan Mayen (an island in Norway in the Arctic Ocean)
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