Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fatherland

/fˈɑðɚlˌænd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.98 in modern English

Syllables: fa-ther-land
IPA: /fˈɑðɚlˌænd/

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The country of one's ancestors.

noun

The country of one's birth, origin.

Example Sentences

"Lenin frequently expressed himself on these lines before and during the War; he quoted with emphasis the famous saying that the working man has no fatherland, and believed it quite literally."

Etymology

From father + land. Compare Dutch vaderland (“fatherland”), German Vaterland (“fatherland”), Danish fædreland (“fatherland”), Icelandic föðurland (“fatherland”). Does not continue Middle English fæderland, from Old English fæderland. First attested in the 1620s.

Origin

First known use: First attested in the 1620s

Inflected Forms

fatherlands (plural)

Derived Forms

fatherlandish

Synonyms

homeland motherland sire-land mother country country of origin native land

Questions

How do you pronounce fatherland?: The recorded pronunciation is /fˈɑðɚlˌænd/.
What does fatherland mean?: The country of one's ancestors.
Where does fatherland come from?: First known use: First attested in the 1620s.

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