Færøyane

== Norwegian Nynorsk == === Alternative forms === Færøyarne (pre-1917) === Etymology === From Old Norse Færøyjar, Færeyjar. Cognate with Faroese Føroyar, Icelandic Færeyjar, Swedish Färöarna and Danish Færøerne. === Proper noun === Færøyane f pl (indefinite plural Færøyar, definite plural dative (rare or dialectal) Færøyom) Faroe Islands (an archipelago and self-governing autonomous territory of Denmark, in the North Atlantic Ocean between Scotland and Iceland) Synonym: (collective) Færøy ==== Derived terms ==== Compounds use the stem Færøy, and may also use the plural genitive Færøya- (← Færeyja).