Standard Lemma guide

Faroish

adj · name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈfɛəɹəʊɪʃ/
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adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroish people or the Faroish language; Faroese.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

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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

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noun

Meaning 3

A person from the Faroe Islands, Faroe Islander.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From Faroe + -ish, after Icelandic færeyskur.

Across languages

Translations

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: ֆարերյան (fareryan) — pertaing to the Faroish language, people or Faroe Islands
  • Catalan: feroès — pertaing to the Faroish language, people or Faroe Islands
  • Catalan: feroesa — pertaing to the Faroish language, people or Faroe Islands
  • Catalan: feroés — pertaing to the Faroish language, people or Faroe Islands
  • Catalan: feroesa — pertaing to the Faroish language, people or Faroe Islands
  • Czech: faerský — pertaing to the Faroish language, people or Faroe Islands
  • Danish: færøsk — pertaing to the Faroish language, people or Faroe Islands
  • Dutch: Faeröers — pertaing to the Faroish language, people or Faroe Islands
  • Faroese: føroyskur — pertaing to the Faroish language, people or Faroe Islands
  • Finnish: fäärinkielinen — pertaing to the Faroish language, people or Faroe Islands
  • Finnish: färsaarelainen — pertaing to the Faroish language, people or Faroe Islands
  • French: féroïen — pertaing to the Faroish language, people or Faroe Islands
  • German: färöisch — pertaing to the Faroish language, people or Faroe Islands
  • Icelandic: færeyskur — pertaing to the Faroish language, people or Faroe Islands
  • Norwegian Bokmål: færøysk — pertaing to the Faroish language, people or Faroe Islands
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: færøysk — pertaing to the Faroish language, people or Faroe Islands
  • Old Norse: færeyskr — pertaing to the Faroish language, people or Faroe Islands
  • Portuguese: feroês — pertaing to the Faroish language, people or Faroe Islands
  • Romanian: feroez — pertaing to the Faroish language, people or Faroe Islands
  • Romanian: faroez — pertaing to the Faroish language, people or Faroe Islands
  • Russian: фаре́рский (farérskij) — pertaing to the Faroish language, people or Faroe Islands
  • Scottish Gaelic: Fàrothach — pertaing to the Faroish language, people or Faroe Islands
  • Slovak: faerský — pertaing to the Faroish language, people or Faroe Islands
  • Slovene: ferski — pertaing to the Faroish language, people or Faroe Islands
  • Spanish: faroés — pertaing to the Faroish language, people or Faroe Islands
  • Swedish: färöisk — pertaing to the Faroish language, people or Faroe Islands
  • Ukrainian: фаре́рський (farérsʹkyj) — pertaing to the Faroish language, people or Faroe Islands