Orcadas

See also: Órcadas and orçadas

Latin

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Orcadas f pl

  1. accusative of Orcades

Old English

Proper noun

Orcadas m

  1. the Orkney Islands
    • late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History
      Swylċe hē ēac Orcadas þā ēalond, þā wǣron ūt on gārseċġe būtan Brotone, tō Rōmwara rīċe ġeþēodde.
      Likewise, he also added the islands of Orkney, which were out on the sea beyond Britain, to the Roman Empire.

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Proper noun

Orcadas f pl (plural only)

  1. Orkney Islands (an archipelago and council area of Scotland in the Atlantic Ocean)
    Synonym: Ilhas Orkney

Spanish

Proper noun

Orcadas f pl (plural only)

  1. Orkney Islands