Vestmannaeyjar

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse Vestmannaeyjar.

Proper noun

Vestmannaeyjar f pl (proper noun, plural only, genitive plural Vestmannaeyja)

  1. the Westman Islands, an archipelago off the south coast of Iceland

Declension

Declension of Vestmannaeyjar (pl-only feminine)
indefinite plural
nominative Vestmannaeyjar
accusative Vestmannaeyjar
dative Vestmannaeyjum
genitive Vestmannaeyja

Derived terms

  • Vestmannaeyingur

Old Norse

Etymology

From Vestmaðr (“Briton, Irishman, Gael”) +‎ ey (“island”).

Proper noun

Vestmannaeyjar f pl

  1. the Westman Islands, an archipelago off the south coast of Iceland

Descendants

  • Faroese: Vestmannaoyggjar
  • Icelandic: Vestmannaeyjar
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