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Faeroae

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Latin

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Haec Færoarum prima et accurata delineatio facta Lucâ Debes anno 1673.

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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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

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Proper noun

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Faerōae f pl (genitive Faerōārum); first declension

  1. Faroe Islands (an archipelago in the north Atlantic Ocean between Scotland and Iceland; a self-governing dependent territory of Denmark)
    Synonyms: īnsulae Faerōēnsēs f pl, īnsulae Ovīnae f pl
    • 1673, Lucas Debes, Færoæ & Færoa reserata, main title
Declension
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First-declension noun, with locative, plural only.

plural
nominative Faerōae
genitive Faerōārum
dative Faerōīs
accusative Faerōās
ablative Faerōīs
vocative Faerōae
locative Faerōīs
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Proper noun

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Faerōae f sg

  1. genitive/dative/locative of Faerōa

Further reading

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