Faeroae
Latin
Haec Færoarum prima et accurata delineatio facta Lucâ Debes anno 1673.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /fae̯ˈroː.ae̯/, [fäe̯ˈroːäe̯]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /feˈro.e/, [feˈrɔːe]
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
- Færōæ f pl
- Faerōa f sg, Færōa
Proper noun
Faerōae f pl (genitive Faerōārum); first declension
- 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
- Faerōēnsis
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Further reading
Faeroae on the Latin Wikipedia.Wikipedia la
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