Faeroae

== Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [fae̯ˈroː.ae̯] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [feˈrɔː.e] === Etymology 1 === Probably an adaptation of Danish Færø. The -ae termination reflects the feminine gender of Old Norse Færeyjar and its descendants (common gender in Danish and Swedish owing to their loss of the masculine–feminine distinction). ==== Alternative forms ==== Færōæ f pl Faerōa f sg, Færōa ==== Proper noun ==== Faerōae f pl (genitive Faerōārum); first declension Faroe Islands (an archipelago and self-governing autonomous territory of Denmark, in the North Atlantic Ocean between Scotland and Iceland) Synonyms: īnsulae Faerōēnsēs f pl, īnsulae Ovīnae f pl ===== Declension ===== First-declension noun, with locative, plural only. ===== Derived terms ===== Faerōēnsis === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Proper noun ==== Faerōae f sg genitive/dative/locative of Faerōa === Further reading === Faeroae on the Latin Wikipedia.Wikipedia la