Færøerne

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse Færeyjar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɛrøːərnə/, [ˈfɛɐ̯ˌøːˀɐnə]

Proper noun

Færøerne c pl

1. Faroe Islands (an archipelago and self-governing autonomous territory of Denmark, in the North Atlantic Ocean between Scotland and Iceland)

Derived terms

• færøsk (“Faroese”)
• færing c (“Faroese person”)

Descendants

• → Dutch: Faeröer
• → Dutch Low Saxon: Faeröer
• → Italian: Fær Øer, Faer Oer, Faroe
  • Sardinian: Fær Øer
  • Sicilian: Ìsuli Fær Øer
  • Venetan: Ixołe Fær Øer