headland

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From Middle English hedelond, hedelonde, from Old English hēafodland, hafudland (“boundary, headland”), equivalent to head + land. Eclipsed non-native Middle English chevicir (“headland”), borrowed from Old French chevecier (“head piece”).

86 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: нос (nos) — coastal land that juts into the sea
• Czech: mys — coastal land that juts into the sea
• Czech: ostroh — coastal land that juts into the sea
• Dutch: landtong — coastal land that juts into the sea
• Dutch: kaap — coastal land that juts into the sea
• Esperanto: kabo — coastal land that juts into the sea
• Estonian: neem — coastal land that juts into the sea
• Faroese: landoddi — coastal land that juts into the sea
• Faroese: forberg — coastal land that juts into the sea
• Finnish: niemi — coastal land that juts into the sea
• French: promontoire — coastal land that juts into the sea
• Galician: cabo — coastal land that juts into the sea
• German: Landspitze — coastal land that juts into the sea
• German: Landzunge — coastal land that juts into the sea
• German: Kap — coastal land that juts into the sea
• German: Huk — coastal land that juts into the sea
• Ancient Greek: ῥίον (rhíon) — coastal land that juts into the sea
• Ancient Greek: ἄκρον (ákron) — coastal land that juts into the sea
• Ancient Greek: πρών (prṓn) — coastal land that juts into the sea
• Hungarian: földnyelv — coastal land that juts into the sea
• Ingrian: neemi — coastal land that juts into the sea
• Ingrian: nenä — coastal land that juts into the sea
• Irish: rinn — coastal land that juts into the sea
• Irish: ceann tíre — coastal land that juts into the sea
• Italian: promontorio — coastal land that juts into the sea
• Latin: prōminens — coastal land that juts into the sea
• Macedonian: 'рт ('rt) — coastal land that juts into the sea
• Macedonian: нос (nos) — coastal land that juts into the sea
• Māori: whakaihu — coastal land that juts into the sea
• Māori: rae — coastal land that juts into the sea
• Māori: koraenga — coastal land that juts into the sea
• Māori: kūrae — coastal land that juts into the sea
• Māori: kūmore — coastal land that juts into the sea
• Māori: kūmū — coastal land that juts into the sea
• Māori: tūmū — coastal land that juts into the sea
• Norman: nez — coastal land that juts into the sea
• Norwegian Bokmål: odde — coastal land that juts into the sea
• Norwegian Bokmål: nes — coastal land that juts into the sea
• Norwegian Bokmål: tange — coastal land that juts into the sea
• Norwegian Bokmål: forberg — coastal land that juts into the sea
• Norwegian Nynorsk: odde — coastal land that juts into the sea
• Norwegian Nynorsk: nes — coastal land that juts into the sea
• Norwegian Nynorsk: tange — coastal land that juts into the sea
• Norwegian Nynorsk: forberg — coastal land that juts into the sea
• Old English: hēafod — coastal land that juts into the sea
• Old English: hēafodland — coastal land that juts into the sea
• Persian: دماغه (damâġe) — coastal land that juts into the sea
• Polish: cypel — coastal land that juts into the sea
• Polish: przylądek — coastal land that juts into the sea
• Portuguese: promontório — coastal land that juts into the sea
• Portuguese: cabo — coastal land that juts into the sea
• Russian: мыс (mys) — coastal land that juts into the sea
• Scots: mull — coastal land that juts into the sea
• Scottish Gaelic: rubha — coastal land that juts into the sea
• Scottish Gaelic: sròn — coastal land that juts into the sea
• Slovene: rt — coastal land that juts into the sea
• Spanish: promontorio — coastal land that juts into the sea
• Swedish: udde — coastal land that juts into the sea
• Tamil: முனை (muṉai) — coastal land that juts into the sea
• Ottoman Turkish: بورون (burun) — coastal land that juts into the sea
• Ottoman Turkish: انف (enf) — coastal land that juts into the sea
• Ukrainian: мис (mys) — coastal land that juts into the sea
• Vietnamese: mũi đất — coastal land that juts into the sea
• Volapük: länalineg — coastal land that juts into the sea
• Welsh: pentir — coastal land that juts into the sea
• Bulgarian: синор (sinor) — unplowed boundary of a field
• Bulgarian: межда (mežda) — unplowed boundary of a field
• Catalan: andana — unplowed boundary of a field
• Finnish: piennar — unplowed boundary of a field
• Finnish: päiste — unplowed boundary of a field
• Galician: arró — unplowed boundary of a field
• Galician: cómaro — unplowed boundary of a field
• Galician: lindeiro — unplowed boundary of a field
• Galician: cadabullo — unplowed boundary of a field
• Galician: arredor — unplowed boundary of a field
• German: Vorgewende — unplowed boundary of a field
• Ancient Greek: τέλσον (télson) — unplowed boundary of a field
• Hungarian: fordulósáv — unplowed boundary of a field
• Hungarian: forgó — unplowed boundary of a field
• Irish: iomaire cinn — unplowed boundary of a field
• Italian: capitagna — unplowed boundary of a field
• Italian: cavedagna — unplowed boundary of a field
• Polish: uwrocie — unplowed boundary of a field
• Polish: poprzeczniak — unplowed boundary of a field
• Spanish: capitaña — unplowed boundary of a field
• Swedish: åkerren — unplowed boundary of a field