Faroese
pronunciation
How to pronounce Faroese in British English:
UK [ˌfeərəuˈi:z]
How to pronounce Faroese in American English:
US [ˈfɛro]
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- Noun:
- a Scandinavian language (closely related to Icelandic) that is spoken on the Faroe Islands
Word Origin
- Faroese (n.)
- also Faeroese, 1816, from the Faroe islands, at the ends of the North Sea, literally "sheep-islands," from Faroese Føroyar, from før "sheep" + oy (plural oyar) "island."
Example
- 1. The majority of the population is of scandinavian descent , with small groups of inuit ( from greenland ) , faroese , and immigrants .
- 2. Part of denmark , this self-governing north atlantic archipelago ishome to a population one expert called " unified and resolutely faroese , not danish . "
- 3. It is the warming of the local waters that hanus danial , a faroese wildlife expert , thinks may have concrete implications for the local wildlife .
- 4. Long-finned pilot whales have been a staple of the faroese diet since at least the ninth century , with an average of 850 whales taken annually .
- 5. Scottish fishermen prevented a faroese boat from landing its catch at peterhead , and alex salmond , scotland 's first minister , denounced the mackerel grab as " anarchic " .