Faeroae

Latin

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) 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

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

• Faerōēnsis

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Proper noun

Faerōae f sg

1. genitive/dative/locative of Faerōa

Further reading

• Faeroae on the Latin Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^la