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Faeroae
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Latin
thumb|right|Haec Færoarum prima et accurata delineatio facta Lucâ Debes anno 1673.
Pronunciation
faerōae
Etymology 1
Probably an adaptation of la da Færø. The la -ae termination reflects the feminine gender of non Færeyjar and its descendants (common gender in da - and sv - owing to their loss of the masculine–feminine distinction).
Alternative forms
la Færōæ f-p
la Faerōa Færōa f-s
Proper noun
Faerōae<1.pl.loc>
la Faroe Islands Q4628
la īnsulae Faerōēnsēs f-p īnsulae Ovīnae f-p
la 1673 Lucas Debes Lucas Debes Færoæ & Færoa reserata main title 1
Declension
Faerōae<1.pl.loc>
Derived terms
la Faerōēnsis
Etymology 2
la 1
Proper noun
la proper noun form Faerōae f-s
la Faerōa gen//dat//loc
Further reading
la