Westman Islands

English

Etymology

A partial calque of Icelandic Vestmannaeyjar, from Old Norse Vestmannaeyjar.

Proper noun

Westman Islands

1. An archipelago off the south coast of Iceland

Synonyms

• Westmans

Translations

archipelago off the south coast of Iceland

• Danish: Vestmannaøerne c pl
• Dutch: Westmaneilanden pl
• Faroese: Vestmannaoyggjar f pl
• Finnish: Vestmannasaaret pl
• German: Westmännerinseln pl
• Icelandic: Vestmannaeyjar f pl
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: Vestmannøyene m pl

  Nynorsk: Vestmannøyane m pl

• Russian: Ве́стманнаэ̀йяр (Véstmannaèjjar)
• Spanish: Islas Vestman f pl
• Swedish: Västmannaöarna c pl