Faeroese

American  

[fair-oh-eez, -ees] / ˌfɛər oʊˈiz, -ˈis /

Or Faroese

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of the Faeroe Islands.

2. the Scandinavian language spoken there.

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adjective

1. of or relating to the Faeroe Islands, its people, or their language.

Faeroese British  

/ ˌfɛərəʊˈiːz /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of the Faeroes, their inhabitants, or their language

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noun

1. the chief language of the Faeroes, closely related to Icelandic, although they are not mutually intelligible

2. a native or inhabitant of the Faeroes

Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• Faeroese
  plural

Etymology

Origin of Faeroese

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

Faeroese Telecom said most services had returned, but the cable would not be repaired fully until next week.

From BBC • Oct. 20, 2022

Faeroese Telecom's head of infrastructure, Páll Vesturbú, said the damage to the mainland link, which happened just after midnight on Thursday, had affected the fibres in the cable, but "they were not cut off".

From BBC • Oct. 20, 2022

Although the draw for the playoff round was made on Aug. 2, it was on Aug. 9 that Viborg advanced by completing a 5-1 aggregate victory over Faeroese club B36 Tórshavn.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 17, 2022

“We must admit that things did not go as we would like to,” said Hans Jacob Hermansen, the former chairman of the Faeroese association behind the drives.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 15, 2021

One cultural aspect is worth noting: it is curious that the Japanese hunt seems to arouse more ire than the Faeroese pilot whale hunt, which is equally gruesome.

From New York Times • Mar. 11, 2010