Føroyar

== Faroese == === Etymology === The second element oyar is the plural of oy (“island”). The first element is uncertain; possibly from Old Norse fær (“sheep”), or borrowed from Irish fearann (“estate, land”), named by early Irish monks settling the islands. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfœɹjaɹ/ === Proper noun === Føroyar f pl Faroe Islands (an archipelago and self-governing autonomous territory of Denmark, in the North Atlantic Ocean between Scotland and Iceland) ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (poetic) Føroyaland (colloquially) Klettarnir ==== Hyponyms ==== The Faroes include: Borðoy, Eysturoy, Fugloy, Hestur, Kalsoy, Koltur, Kunoy, Lítla Dímun, Mykines, Nólsoy, Sandoy, Skúvoy, Stóra Dímun, Streymoy, Suðuroy, Svínoy, Vágar, Viðoy ==== Related terms ==== føroyingur (Faroese people) føroyskur (Faroese) føroyskt (Faroese language) === References === "færøske — Den Danske Ordbog". ordnet.dk.