Færeyjar

Icelandic

Proper noun

Færeyjar f pl (proper noun, plural only, genitive plural Færeyja)

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

Declension

Declension of Færeyjar (pl-only feminine)

indefinite plural
nominative	Færeyjar
accusative	Færeyjar
dative	Færeyjum
genitive	Færeyja

Old Norse

Etymology

A compound of fær (“sheep”) and eyjar (“islands”).

Proper noun

Færeyjar f pl

1. an archipelago and self-governing dependent territory of Norway and later Denmark, in the North Atlantic Ocean between Scotland and Iceland

Declension

Declension of Færeyjar (strong jō-stem, plural only)

feminine	plural
	indefinite	definite
nominative	Færeyjar	Færeyjarnar
accusative	Færeyjar	Færeyjarnar
dative	Færeyjum	Færeyjunum
genitive	Færeyja	Færeyjanna

Derived terms

• færeyingr
• færeyskr

Descendants

• Icelandic: Færeyjar
• Faroese: Føroyar
• Norwegian Nynorsk: Færøyane
• Norwegian Bokmål: Færøyene
• Swedish: Färöarna
• Danish: Færøerne
  • → Dutch: Faeröer
  • → Dutch Low Saxon: Faeröer
  • → Italian: Fær Øer, Faer Oer, Faroe
    • Sardinian: Fær Øer
    • Sicilian: Ìsuli Fær Øer
    • Venetan: Ixołe Fær Øer
• → German: Färöer
  • Lower Sorbian: Färöje
  • Upper Sorbian: Färöje