"Eysturoy" meaning in Faroese

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈɛstʊrˌɔiː/
Etymology: From eystur (“east”) + oy (“island”), due to the position of the island east of the main island Streymoy, from Old Norse Austrey. Etymology templates: {{compound|fo|eystur|oy|t1=east|t2=island}} eystur (“east”) + oy (“island”), {{inh|fo|non|Austrey}} Old Norse Austrey Head templates: {{head|fo|proper noun|g=f}} Eysturoy f Inflection templates: {{fo-decl-proper-noun-f6-oy|Eysturoy}}, {{fo-decl-noun-sgpl-only|Eysturoy|Eysturoyggin|Eysturoy|Eysturoynna|Eysturoy|Eysturoynni|Eysturoyar|—|decl=f6-oy|number=singular}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], Eysturoy [indefinite, nominative, singular], Eysturoyggin [definite, nominative, singular], Eysturoy [accusative, indefinite, singular], Eysturoynna [accusative, definite, singular], Eysturoy [dative, indefinite, singular], Eysturoynni [dative, definite, singular], Eysturoyar [genitive, indefinite, singular], - [definite, genitive, singular]
  1. An island in the Faroe Islands Tags: feminine Categories (place): Islands, Places in the Faroe Islands
    Sense id: en-Eysturoy-fo-name-W5cdaEdY Categories (other): Faroese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries
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        "singular"
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    },
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "indefinite",
        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
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    },
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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        "definite",
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        "singular"
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          "name": "Places in the Faroe Islands",
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      ],
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      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɛstʊrˌɔiː/"
    }
  ],
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    }
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}

Download raw JSONL data for Eysturoy meaning in Faroese (2.3kB)

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  "subsection": "proper noun",
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