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Norwegian Nynorsk
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)
- the Faroe Islands (an archipelago and autonomous territory of the Atlantic Ocean)
- Synonym: (collective) Færøy
1925, Jóannes Patursson, translated by Leiv Heggstad, Frå Færøyane, 2nd edition, Oslo: Noregs ungdomslag og studentmållaget, page 9:Då er det vakkert på Færøyane- Then it's beautiful on the Faroe Islands
Derived terms
Compounds use the stem Færøy, and may also use the plural genitive Færøya- (← Færeyja).