Færøerne

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse Færeyjar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɛrøːərnə/, [ˈfɛɐ̯ˌøːˀɐnə]

Proper noun

Færøerne c pl

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

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Dutch: Faeröer
  • → Dutch Low Saxon: Faeröer
  • → Italian: Fær Øer

Further reading

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