Færeyjar

Icelandic

Proper noun

Færeyjar f pl (proper noun, plural only, genitive plural Færeyja)

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

Declension

Declension of Færeyjar (pl-only feminine)
indefinite plural
nominative Færeyjar
accusative Færeyjar
dative Færeyjum
genitive Færeyja

Old Norse

Etymology

A compound of fær (“sheep”) and eyjar (“islands”).

Proper noun

Færeyjar f pl

  1. an archipelago and self-governing dependent territory of Norway and later Denmark, in the North Atlantic Ocean between Scotland and Iceland

Declension

Declension of Færeyjar (strong jō-stem, plural only)
feminine plural
indefinite definite
nominative Færeyjar Færeyjarnar
accusative Færeyjar Færeyjarnar
dative Færeyjum Færeyjunum
genitive Færeyja Færeyjanna

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