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Føroyar
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Faroese
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Etymology
The second element fo oyar is the plural of fo oy island. The first element is uncertain; possibly from fo non fær sheep, or borrowed from fo ga fearann estate, land, named by early Irish monks settling the islands.
Pronunciation
fo /ˈfœɹjaɹ/
fo Fo-Foroyar.ogg [ˈfœ̝̈ɾ.jɐɾ]
Proper noun
fo proper noun f-p
fo Faroe Islands Q4628
Declension
Føroyar Føroyar Føroyum Føroya
Synonyms
(poetic) fo Føroyaland
(colloquially) fo 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
fo føroyingur (Faroese people)
fo føroyskur (Faroese)
fo føroyskt (Faroese language)
References
"færøske — Den Danske Ordbog". ordnet.dk.