Eysturoy
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Unadapted borrowing from Faroese Eysturoy.
Proper noun
[edit]Eysturoy
- An island in the Faroe Islands, Denmark.
Faroese
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Etymology
[edit]From eystur (“east”) + oy (“island”), due to the position of the island east of the main island Streymoy, from Old Norse Austrey.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Eysturoy f
- An island in the Faroe Islands
Declension
[edit]| f6-oy | singular | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | Eysturoy | Eysturoyggin |
| accusative | Eysturoy | Eysturoynna |
| dative | Eysturoy | Eysturoynni |
| genitive | Eysturoyar | — |
Categories:
- English terms borrowed from Faroese
- English unadapted borrowings from Faroese
- English terms derived from Faroese
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- en:Islands
- en:Places in the Faroe Islands
- Faroese compound terms
- Faroese terms inherited from Old Norse
- Faroese terms derived from Old Norse
- Faroese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Faroese lemmas
- Faroese proper nouns
- Faroese feminine nouns
- fo:Islands
- fo:Places in the Faroe Islands