halvøy
peninsula · noun (en)
- Definition
- A piece of land that is almost entirely surrounded by water but is connected to the mainland by a narrow strip of land.
- Inflections
- halvøy, halvøya, halvøyer, halvøyene
- Origin
- From Old Norse 'hálfr' (half) and 'ey' (island, land). So, literally 'half-island'.
Examples
| Nordkapp er en berømt halvøy i Finnmark. | Nordkapp is a famous peninsula in Finnmark. |
| Vi kjørte langs den vakre kysten av halvøya. | We drove along the beautiful coast of the peninsula. |
| Det bor mange mennesker på denne halvøya. | Many people live on this peninsula. |