Faeroae

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Latin

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

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

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

First-declension noun, with locative, plural only.

Case Plural
Nominative Faerōae
Genitive Faerōārum
Dative Faerōīs
Accusative Faerōās
Ablative Faerōīs
Vocative Faerōae
Locative Faerōīs
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Proper noun

Faerōae f sg

  1. genitive/dative/locative of Faerōa

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