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Shetlandic

adj · name · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Of or related to the Shetland Islands, its people, or their culture.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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name

Meaning 2

The language of the Shetland Islands, whether

Mixed Germanic language presently spoken on the Shetland Islands.

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name

Meaning 3

The language of the Shetland Islands, whether

The Norn language formerly spoken there.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

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History

Etymology

From Shetland + -ic.

Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: Shetlands — of or related to the Shetland Islands
  • Polish: szetlandzki — of or related to the Shetland Islands
  • Dutch: Shetlands — Germanic language
  • Esperanto: ŝetlanda — Germanic language
  • Faroese: hetlendskt — Germanic language
  • German: Shetländisch — Germanic language
  • Hebrew: שטלנדי — Germanic language
  • Japanese: シェトランド語 — Germanic language
  • Korean: 셰틀랜드어 (syeteullaendeueo) — Germanic language
  • Limburgish: Shetlands — Germanic language
  • Picard: shetlindé — Germanic language
  • Polish: szetlandzki — Germanic language
  • Portuguese: shetlandês — Germanic language
  • Scots: Shetlandic — Germanic language
  • Shetlandic: Shaetlan — Germanic language
  • Slovene: šetlandščina — Germanic language
  • Spanish: shetlandés — Germanic language
  • Walloon: shetlandès — Germanic language
  • West Flemish: Shetlands — Germanic language