"Færeyjar" meaning in Old Norse

See Færeyjar in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: A compound of fær (“sheep”) and eyjar (“islands”). Etymology templates: {{root|non|ine-pro|*peḱ-|id=pluck}} Head templates: {{head|non|proper nouns|g=f-p|g2=|head=|tr=}} Færeyjar f pl, {{non-proper noun|f-p}} Færeyjar f pl Inflection templates: {{non-decl-f-jo|Færey|form=plur}}, {{non-decl-blank-plur|apd=Færeyjarnar|api=Færeyjar|asd=Færeyina|asi=Færey|dpd=Færeyjunum|dpi=Færeyjum|dsd=Færeyinni|dsi=Færey|g=feminine|gpd=Færeyjanna|gpi=Færeyja|gsd=Færeyjarinnar|gsi=Færeyjar|notes=|npd=Færeyjarnar|npi=Færeyjar|nsd=Færeyin|nsi=Færey|stem=strong jō-stem|title=Færeyjar}}, {{non-decl-cell|Færeyjar|npi}}, {{non-decl-cell|Færeyjarnar|npd}}, {{non-decl-cell|Færeyjar|api}}, {{non-decl-cell|Færeyjarnar|apd}}, {{non-decl-cell|Færeyjum|dpi}}, {{non-decl-cell|Færeyjunum|dpd}}, {{non-decl-cell|Færeyja|gpi}}, {{non-decl-cell|Færeyjanna|gpd}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], Færeyjar [indefinite, nominative, plural], Færeyjarnar [definite, nominative, plural], Færeyjar [accusative, indefinite, plural], Færeyjarnar [accusative, definite, plural], Færeyjum [dative, indefinite, plural], Færeyjunum [dative, definite, plural], Færeyja [genitive, indefinite, plural], Færeyjanna [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. an archipelago and self-governing dependent territory of Norway and later Denmark, in the North Atlantic Ocean between Scotland and Iceland Tags: feminine, plural Categories (place): Places in Denmark, Places in Norway Derived forms: færeyingr, færeyskr

Inflected forms

{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "is",
            "2": "Færeyjar"
          },
          "expansion": "Icelandic: Færeyjar",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Icelandic: Færeyjar"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fo",
            "2": "Føroyar"
          },
          "expansion": "Faroese: Føroyar",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Faroese: Føroyar"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nn",
            "2": "Færøyane"
          },
          "expansion": "Norwegian Nynorsk: Færøyane",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Norwegian Nynorsk: Færøyane"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nb",
            "2": "Færøyene"
          },
          "expansion": "Norwegian Bokmål: Færøyene",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Norwegian Bokmål: Færøyene"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sv",
            "2": "Färöarna"
          },
          "expansion": "Swedish: Färöarna",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Swedish: Färöarna"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "da",
            "2": "Færøerne"
          },
          "expansion": "Danish: Færøerne\n→ Dutch: Faeröer\n→ Dutch Low Saxon: Faeröer\n→ Italian: Fær Øer\nSardinian: Fær Øer\nSicilian: Ìsuli Fær Øer\nVenetan: Ixołe Fær Øer",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Danish: Færøerne\n→ Dutch: Faeröer\n→ Dutch Low Saxon: Faeröer\n→ Italian: Fær Øer\nSardinian: Fær Øer\nSicilian: Ìsuli Fær Øer\nVenetan: Ixołe Fær Øer"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "de",
            "2": "Färöer",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ German: Färöer\nLower Sorbian: Färöje\nUpper Sorbian: Färöje",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ German: Färöer\nLower Sorbian: Färöje\nUpper Sorbian: Färöje"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*peḱ-",
        "id": "pluck"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "A compound of fær (“sheep”) and eyjar (“islands”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "non-decl-f-jo",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Færeyjar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Færeyjarnar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Færeyjar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Færeyjarnar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Færeyjum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Færeyjunum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Færeyja",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Færeyjanna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "proper nouns",
        "g": "f-p",
        "g2": "",
        "head": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Færeyjar f pl",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f-p"
      },
      "expansion": "Færeyjar f pl",
      "name": "non-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Færey",
        "form": "plur"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-f-jo"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "apd": "Færeyjarnar",
        "api": "Færeyjar",
        "asd": "Færeyina",
        "asi": "Færey",
        "dpd": "Færeyjunum",
        "dpi": "Færeyjum",
        "dsd": "Færeyinni",
        "dsi": "Færey",
        "g": "feminine",
        "gpd": "Færeyjanna",
        "gpi": "Færeyja",
        "gsd": "Færeyjarinnar",
        "gsi": "Færeyjar",
        "notes": "",
        "npd": "Færeyjarnar",
        "npi": "Færeyjar",
        "nsd": "Færeyin",
        "nsi": "Færey",
        "stem": "strong jō-stem",
        "title": "Færeyjar"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-blank-plur"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Færeyjar",
        "2": "npi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Færeyjarnar",
        "2": "npd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Færeyjar",
        "2": "api"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Færeyjarnar",
        "2": "apd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Færeyjum",
        "2": "dpi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Færeyjunum",
        "2": "dpd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Færeyja",
        "2": "gpi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Færeyjanna",
        "2": "gpd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Norse",
  "lang_code": "non",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old Norse entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old Norse pluralia tantum",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "non",
          "name": "Dependent territories of Denmark",
          "orig": "non:Dependent territories of Denmark",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "non",
          "name": "Dependent territories of Norway",
          "orig": "non:Dependent territories of Norway",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "non",
          "name": "Islands",
          "orig": "non:Islands",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "non",
          "name": "Places in Denmark",
          "orig": "non:Places in Denmark",
          "parents": [
            "Places"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "non",
          "name": "Places in Norway",
          "orig": "non:Places in Norway",
          "parents": [
            "Places"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "færeyingr"
        },
        {
          "word": "færeyskr"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "an archipelago and self-governing dependent territory of Norway and later Denmark, in the North Atlantic Ocean between Scotland and Iceland"
      ],
      "id": "en-Færeyjar-non-name-wnnPx3Mt",
      "links": [
        [
          "archipelago",
          "archipelago"
        ],
        [
          "self-",
          "self-"
        ],
        [
          "governing",
          "governing"
        ],
        [
          "Norway",
          "Norway#English"
        ],
        [
          "Denmark",
          "Denmark#English"
        ],
        [
          "Atlantic Ocean",
          "Atlantic Ocean"
        ],
        [
          "Scotland",
          "Scotland"
        ],
        [
          "Iceland",
          "Iceland"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Færeyjar"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "færeyingr"
    },
    {
      "word": "færeyskr"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "is",
            "2": "Færeyjar"
          },
          "expansion": "Icelandic: Færeyjar",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Icelandic: Færeyjar"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fo",
            "2": "Føroyar"
          },
          "expansion": "Faroese: Føroyar",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Faroese: Føroyar"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nn",
            "2": "Færøyane"
          },
          "expansion": "Norwegian Nynorsk: Færøyane",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Norwegian Nynorsk: Færøyane"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nb",
            "2": "Færøyene"
          },
          "expansion": "Norwegian Bokmål: Færøyene",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Norwegian Bokmål: Færøyene"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sv",
            "2": "Färöarna"
          },
          "expansion": "Swedish: Färöarna",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Swedish: Färöarna"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "da",
            "2": "Færøerne"
          },
          "expansion": "Danish: Færøerne\n→ Dutch: Faeröer\n→ Dutch Low Saxon: Faeröer\n→ Italian: Fær Øer\nSardinian: Fær Øer\nSicilian: Ìsuli Fær Øer\nVenetan: Ixołe Fær Øer",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Danish: Færøerne\n→ Dutch: Faeröer\n→ Dutch Low Saxon: Faeröer\n→ Italian: Fær Øer\nSardinian: Fær Øer\nSicilian: Ìsuli Fær Øer\nVenetan: Ixołe Fær Øer"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "de",
            "2": "Färöer",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ German: Färöer\nLower Sorbian: Färöje\nUpper Sorbian: Färöje",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ German: Färöer\nLower Sorbian: Färöje\nUpper Sorbian: Färöje"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*peḱ-",
        "id": "pluck"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "A compound of fær (“sheep”) and eyjar (“islands”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "non-decl-f-jo",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Færeyjar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Færeyjarnar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Færeyjar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Færeyjarnar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Færeyjum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Færeyjunum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Færeyja",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Færeyjanna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "proper nouns",
        "g": "f-p",
        "g2": "",
        "head": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Færeyjar f pl",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f-p"
      },
      "expansion": "Færeyjar f pl",
      "name": "non-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Færey",
        "form": "plur"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-f-jo"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "apd": "Færeyjarnar",
        "api": "Færeyjar",
        "asd": "Færeyina",
        "asi": "Færey",
        "dpd": "Færeyjunum",
        "dpi": "Færeyjum",
        "dsd": "Færeyinni",
        "dsi": "Færey",
        "g": "feminine",
        "gpd": "Færeyjanna",
        "gpi": "Færeyja",
        "gsd": "Færeyjarinnar",
        "gsi": "Færeyjar",
        "notes": "",
        "npd": "Færeyjarnar",
        "npi": "Færeyjar",
        "nsd": "Færeyin",
        "nsi": "Færey",
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        "title": "Færeyjar"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-blank-plur"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Færeyjar",
        "2": "npi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Færeyjarnar",
        "2": "npd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Færeyjar",
        "2": "api"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Færeyjarnar",
        "2": "apd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Færeyjum",
        "2": "dpi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Færeyjunum",
        "2": "dpd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Færeyja",
        "2": "gpi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Færeyjanna",
        "2": "gpd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Norse",
  "lang_code": "non",
  "pos": "name",
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    {
      "categories": [
        "Old Norse entries with incorrect language header",
        "Old Norse feminine nouns",
        "Old Norse jō-stem nouns",
        "Old Norse lemmas",
        "Old Norse pluralia tantum",
        "Old Norse proper nouns",
        "Old Norse terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Old Norse terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *peḱ- (pluck)",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "non:Dependent territories of Denmark",
        "non:Dependent territories of Norway",
        "non:Islands",
        "non:Places in Denmark",
        "non:Places in Norway"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "an archipelago and self-governing dependent territory of Norway and later Denmark, in the North Atlantic Ocean between Scotland and Iceland"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "archipelago",
          "archipelago"
        ],
        [
          "self-",
          "self-"
        ],
        [
          "governing",
          "governing"
        ],
        [
          "Norway",
          "Norway#English"
        ],
        [
          "Denmark",
          "Denmark#English"
        ],
        [
          "Atlantic Ocean",
          "Atlantic Ocean"
        ],
        [
          "Scotland",
          "Scotland"
        ],
        [
          "Iceland",
          "Iceland"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Færeyjar"
}

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