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Added 9 October 2026

fjord

/ˈfiːɔːd/ noun

In Latin: fiordus Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about fjord at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A long narrow inlet of the sea between steep cliffs; common in Norway.

Origin

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.

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