Faroese

• Faeroese, Færoese

From Faroe +‎ -ese, from Faroese Føroyar.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌfɛəɹəʊˈiːz/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌfɛ(ə)ɹoʊˈiz/, /fæɹoʊˈiz/
• Rhymes: -iːz

Faroese (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroese people or language.

• Faroe
• Faroish

Faroese

1. The language of the Faroe Islands, closely related to Icelandic, and more distantly to Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish.

Faroese (plural Faroese)

1. (chiefly in the plural) A person from the Faroe Islands; a Faroe Islander.

As with other terms for people formed with -ese, the countable singular noun in reference to a person (as in "I am a Faroese", "writing about Faroese cuisine as a Faroese") is uncommon and often taken as grammatically incorrect. In its place, the adjective is used, by itself (as in "I am Faroese") or before a noun like person, man, or woman ("writing about Faroese cuisine as a Faroese person"). See also -ish, which is similarly only primarily used as an adjective or as a plural noun.

• Faroish
• (person): Faroe Islander

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Faroese terms

• ISO 639-1 code fo, ISO 639-3 code fao (SIL)
• Ethnologue entry for Faroese, fao ⁠

• Faeroes