Palestína

See also: Palestina and palestina

Icelandic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Palaestīna, from Ancient Greek Παλαιστῑ́νη (Palaistī́nē), from Hebrew פְּלֶשֶׁת (p'léshet, pəléšeṯ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpʰaːlɛ(ˌ)stiːna/

  Rhymes: -iːna

Proper noun

Palestína f (proper noun, genitive singular Palestínu)

1. Palestine

Declension

Declension of Palestína (sg-only feminine)

indefinite singular
nominative	Palestína
accusative	Palestínu
dative	Palestínu
genitive	Palestínu

Derived terms

• palestínskur
• Palestínumaður

Related terms

• Filistea
• Filistei
• Filisti