Guernsey
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See also: guernsey
English
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman, from Old Norse, compound of Grani (“Grani's”) and ey (“island”). Folk etymology points to a dialectal root for green.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈɡɜːnzi/
Audio (UK): (file) Audio (General Australian): (file)
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈɡɝnzi/
- (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈɡɛrnze/, /ˈɡɛrnzɪ/, /ˈɡɛrnzi/
- (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈɡøːnzi/
- (Liverpool, fair–fur merger) IPA(key): /ˈɡeːnzi/
- (Humberside, Teesside, fair–fur merger) IPA(key): /ˈɡɛːnzi/
Proper noun
Guernsey
- An island, the second-largest of the Channel Islands
- An unincorporated community in California
- A city in Iowa
- A hamlet in Saskatchewan, Canada
- A town in Wyoming
Derived terms
Translations
island
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Noun
Guernsey (plural Guernseys)
- A cow of a breed of dairy cattle originally bred in Guernsey.
- A knitted fisherman’s sweater of a type made on the island.
- A long-sleeved shirt worn by sportsmen, especially in rugby codes (historically).
- (Australia) A team-liveried shirt; a jersey.
- (Australia) Selection or election to a position.
Translations
cattle breed
cattle breed specimen
sweater
long-sleeved shirt worn by sportsmen
team-liveried shirt
selection or election to a position
Italian
Etymology
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Guernsey ?
- Guernsey (island)
Norwegian Bokmål
Proper noun
Guernsey
- Guernsey (an island in the Channel Islands)
See also
Norwegian Nynorsk
Proper noun
Guernsey
- Guernsey (an island in the Channel Islands)
See also
Portuguese
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English Guernsey. Doublet of garnisé.
Proper noun
Guernsey f
- Guernsey (an island and dependency of the United Kingdom in the English Channel)
Spanish
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Guernsey ?
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