Føroyar

Faroese

Etymology

The second element oyar is the plural of oy (“island”). The first element is uncertain; possibly from Old Norse fær (“sheep”), or borrowed from Irish fearann (“estate, land”), named by early Irish monks settling the islands.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfœɹjaɹ/

• Audio; [ˈfœ̝̈ɾ.jɐɾ]:

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Proper noun

Føroyar f pl

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

Declension

	plural
	indefinite
nominative	Føroyar
accusative	Føroyar
dative	Føroyum
genitive	Føroya

Synonyms

• (poetic) Føroyaland
• (colloquially) Klettarnir

Hyponyms

The Faroes include: Borðoy, Eysturoy, Fugloy, Hestur, Kalsoy, Koltur, Kunoy, Lítla Dímun, Mykines, Nólsoy, Sandoy, Skúvoy, Stóra Dímun, Streymoy, Suðuroy, Svínoy, Vágar, Viðoy

Related terms

• føroyingur (Faroese people)
• føroyskur (Faroese)
• føroyskt (Faroese language)

References

• "færøske — Den Danske Ordbog". ordnet.dk.