adj · name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˌfɛəɹəʊˈiːz/
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General-American:/ˌfɛ(ə)ɹoʊˈiz/
General-American:/fæɹoʊˈiz/
rhymes with -iːz
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroese people or language.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
name
Meaning 2
The language of the Faroe Islands, closely related to Icelandic, and more distantly to Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A person from the Faroe Islands; a Faroe Islander.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: in-plural
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
a Scandinavian language (closely related to Icelandic) that is spoken on the Faroe Islands
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Faeroese
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Scandinavian, Scandinavian language, Nordic, Norse, North Germanic, North Germanic language
History
Etymology
From Faroe + -ese, from Faroese Føroyar.
Across languages
Translations
201 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
ֆարերյան
(fareryan)
— of or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroese people or language
Asturian:
feroés
— of or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroese people or language
Belarusian:
фарэ́рскі
(farérski)
— of or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroese people or language
Catalan:
feroès
— of or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroese people or language
Catalan:
feroés
— of or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroese people or language
Czech:
faerský
— of or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroese people or language
Danish:
færøsk
— of or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroese people or language
Dutch:
Faeröers
— of or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroese people or language
Faroese:
føroyskur
— of or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroese people or language
Finnish:
fäärinkielinen
— of or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroese people or language
Finnish:
färsaarelainen
— of or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroese people or language
French:
féroïen
— of or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroese people or language
French:
féringien
— of or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroese people or language
Galician:
feroés
— of or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroese people or language
Georgian:
ფარერული
(pareruli)
— of or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroese people or language
German:
färöisch
— of or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroese people or language
German:
färingisch
— of or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroese people or language
Icelandic:
færeyskur
— of or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroese people or language
Irish:
Faróch
— of or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroese people or language
Italian:
faroese
— of or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroese people or language
Italian:
faroense
— of or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroese people or language
Italian:
feroese
— of or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroese people or language
Italian:
feringio
— of or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroese people or language
Italian:
faringio
— of or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroese people or language
Italian:
feroico
— of or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroese people or language
Kazakh:
фарерлік
(farerlık)
— of or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroese people or language
Latin:
Faroēnsis
— of or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroese people or language
Latin:
Faeroēnsis
— of or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroese people or language
Latin:
Færoēnsis
— of or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroese people or language
Norwegian Bokmål:
færøysk
— of or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroese people or language
Norwegian Nynorsk:
færøysk
— of or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroese people or language
Occitan:
feroés
— of or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroese people or language
Old Norse:
færeyskr
— of or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroese people or language
Portuguese:
faroês
— of or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroese people or language
Portuguese:
feroês
— of or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroese people or language
Portuguese:
feroico
— of or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroese people or language
Portuguese:
faroense
— of or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroese people or language
Romanian:
feroez
— of or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroese people or language
Romanian:
faroez
— of or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroese people or language
Russian:
фаре́рский
(farérskij)
— of or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroese people or language
Scottish Gaelic:
Fàrothach
— of or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroese people or language
Serbo-Croatian:
Farski
— of or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroese people or language
Serbo-Croatian:
Farojski
— of or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroese people or language
Serbo-Croatian:
Ferojski
— of or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroese people or language
Serbo-Croatian:
Farežanski
— of or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroese people or language
Serbo-Croatian:
Ovčji
— of or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroese people or language
Serbo-Croatian:
Farerski
— of or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroese people or language
Slovak:
faerský
— of or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroese people or language
Slovene:
ferski
— of or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroese people or language
Spanish:
feroés
— of or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroese people or language
Spanish:
faroés
— of or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroese people or language
Swedish:
färöisk
— of or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroese people or language
Ukrainian:
фаре́рський
(farérsʹkyj)
— of or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroese people or language
Uzbek:
farencha
— of or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroese people or language
Uzbek:
faren
— of or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroese people or language
Albanian:
gjuha faroeze
— language
Amharic:
ፋሮኛ
(faroña)
— language
Aragonese:
feroés
— language
Armenian:
ֆարերեն
(fareren)
— language
Armenian:
ֆերոյերեն
(feroyeren)
— language
Armenian:
ֆարյորերեն
(faryoreren)
— language
Asturian:
feroés
— language
Basque:
faroera
— language
Belarusian:
фарэ́рская мо́ва
(farérskaja móva)
— language
Belarusian:
фарэ́рская
(farérskaja)
— language
Breton:
Faeroeg
— language
Catalan:
feroès
— language
Catalan:
feroés
— language
Chinese Mandarin:
法羅語 /法罗语
(Fǎluó yǔ)
— language
Czech:
faerština
— language
Danish:
færøsk
— language
Dutch:
Faeröers
— language
Estonian:
fääri keel
— language
Faroese:
føroyskt
— language
Finnish:
fääri
— language
Finnish:
fäärin kieli
— language
French:
féroïen
— language
French:
féringien
— language
Galician:
feroés
— language
Georgian:
ფარერული
(pareruli)
— language
German:
Färöisch
— language
Greenlandic:
savalimmiormiutut
— language
Hungarian:
feröeri
— language
Icelandic:
færeyska
— language
Indonesian:
Faro
— language
Irish:
Faróis
— language
Italian:
faroese
— language
Italian:
faroense
— language
Italian:
feroese
— language
Italian:
feringio
— language
Italian:
faringio
— language
Italian:
feroico
— language
Italian:
faroico
— language
Japanese:
フェロー語
(Ferō-go)
— language
Korean:
파로스어
(Paroseueo)
— language
Latvian:
fēru
— language
Latvian:
fēru valoda
— language
Latvian:
fēriešu valoda
— language
Limburgish:
Faeruuer
— language
Lithuanian:
farerų
— language
Lithuanian:
farerų kalba
— language
Maltese:
Fawriż (il-Fawriż)
— language
Manx:
Faaroish
— language
Marathi:
फारोईझ
(phāroījh)
— language
Moksha:
фарерань
(farerań)
— language
Nepali:
फारोइज
(phāroij)
— language
Norwegian Bokmål:
færøysk
— language
Norwegian Nynorsk:
færøysk
— language
Occitan:
feroés
— language
Polish:
farerski
— language
Portuguese:
faroês
— language
Portuguese:
feroês
— language
Portuguese:
feroico
— language
Portuguese:
faroense
— language
Romanian:
feroeză
— language
Romanian:
faroeză
— language
Russian:
фаре́рский
(farérskij)
— language
Russian:
фарёрский
(farjórskij)
— language
Inari-Sami:
fäärkielâ
— language
Northern Sami:
fearagiella
— language
Scottish Gaelic:
Fàrothais
— language
Slovak:
faerčina
— language
Lower Sorbian:
färöšćina
— language
Lower Sorbian:
ferejšćina
— language
Upper Sorbian:
färöšćina
— language
Upper Sorbian:
ferejšćina
— language
Spanish:
feroés
— language
Spanish:
faroés
— language
Swedish:
färöiska
— language
Thai:
ภาษาแฟโร
(paasăa fâeroh)
— language
Turkish:
Faroece
— language
Ukrainian:
фаре́рський
(farérsʹkyj)
— language
Ukrainian:
фаре́рська мо́ва
(farérsʹka móva)
— language
Urdu:
فیروئیز
(feroīz)
— language
Uzbek:
farencha
— language
Walloon:
Faerowès
— language
Welsh:
Ffaroes
— language
Armenian:
ֆարերցի
(farercʻi)
— person from the Faroe Islands
Asturian:
feroés
— person from the Faroe Islands
Asturian:
feroesa
— person from the Faroe Islands
Catalan:
feroès
— person from the Faroe Islands
Catalan:
feroesa
— person from the Faroe Islands
Catalan:
feroés
— person from the Faroe Islands
Catalan:
feroesa
— person from the Faroe Islands
Chinese Mandarin:
法羅人 /法罗人
(Fǎluó rén)
— person from the Faroe Islands
Czech:
Faeřan
— person from the Faroe Islands
Danish:
færing
— person from the Faroe Islands
Dutch:
Faeröerder
— person from the Faroe Islands
Dutch:
Faeröerse
— person from the Faroe Islands
Faroese:
føroyingur
— person from the Faroe Islands
Finnish:
färsaarelainen
— person from the Faroe Islands
French:
Féroïen
— person from the Faroe Islands
French:
Féroïenne
— person from the Faroe Islands
French:
Féringien
— person from the Faroe Islands
French:
Féringienne
— person from the Faroe Islands
Galician:
feroés
— person from the Faroe Islands
Galician:
feroesa
— person from the Faroe Islands
Georgian:
ფარერელი
(parereli)
— person from the Faroe Islands
German:
Färinger
— person from the Faroe Islands
German:
Färingerin
— person from the Faroe Islands
Greenlandic:
savalimmiormioq
— person from the Faroe Islands
Icelandic:
Færeyingur
— person from the Faroe Islands
Irish:
Faróch
— person from the Faroe Islands
Irish:
Faróigh
— person from the Faroe Islands
Italian:
faroense
— person from the Faroe Islands
Italian:
faroese
— person from the Faroe Islands
Italian:
feroese
— person from the Faroe Islands
Italian:
feringio
— person from the Faroe Islands
Italian:
feringia
— person from the Faroe Islands
Italian:
faringio
— person from the Faroe Islands
Italian:
faringia
— person from the Faroe Islands
Kazakh:
фарерлік
(farerlık)
— person from the Faroe Islands
Norwegian Bokmål:
færøying
— person from the Faroe Islands
Norwegian Nynorsk:
færøying
— person from the Faroe Islands
Occitan:
feroés
— person from the Faroe Islands
Occitan:
feroesa
— person from the Faroe Islands
Old Norse:
færeyingr
— person from the Faroe Islands
Polish:
Farer
— person from the Faroe Islands
Polish:
Farerka
— person from the Faroe Islands
Portuguese:
faroês
— person from the Faroe Islands
Portuguese:
faroesa
— person from the Faroe Islands
Portuguese:
feroês
— person from the Faroe Islands
Portuguese:
feroesa
— person from the Faroe Islands
Portuguese:
faroense
— person from the Faroe Islands
Romanian:
feroez
— person from the Faroe Islands
Romanian:
feroeză
— person from the Faroe Islands
Romanian:
faroez
— person from the Faroe Islands
Romanian:
faroeză
— person from the Faroe Islands
Russian:
фаре́рец
(farérec)
— person from the Faroe Islands
Russian:
фаре́рка
(farérka)
— person from the Faroe Islands
Scottish Gaelic:
Fàrothach
— person from the Faroe Islands
Slovak:
Faerčan
— person from the Faroe Islands
Slovak:
Faerčanka
— person from the Faroe Islands
Spanish:
feroés
— person from the Faroe Islands
Spanish:
feroesa
— person from the Faroe Islands
Spanish:
faroés
— person from the Faroe Islands
Spanish:
faroesa
— person from the Faroe Islands
Swedish:
färing
— person from the Faroe Islands
Swedish:
färöiska
— person from the Faroe Islands
Ukrainian:
фарéрець
(farérecʹ)
— person from the Faroe Islands
Ukrainian:
фарéрка
(farérka)
— person from the Faroe Islands
