Tórshavn

See also: Torshavn

English

Etymology

From Faroese Tórshavn, from Old Norse Þórshǫfn (“Thor's Haven”).

Proper noun

Tórshavn

1. The capital of the Faroe Islands

Translations

Capital of the Faroe Islands

• Belarusian: То́рсхаўн (Tórsxaŭn)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 托爾斯港／托尔斯港 (Tuō'ěrsīgǎng) (Tu)

• Danish: Thorshavn, Torshavn c
• Faroese: Tórshavn f
• French: Torshavn (fr)
• Hungarian: Tórshavn (hu)
• Icelandic: Þórshöfn f
• Latvian: Touršhavna f
• Lithuanian: Torshaunas m
• Manx: Tórshavn
• Old Norse: Þórshǫfn f
• Polish: Thorshavn (pl) n
• Portuguese: Tórshavn f, Torshavn f, Thorshavn f
• Russian: То́рсхавн m (Tórsxavn)
• Swedish: Torshamn (sv)

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse Þórshǫfn (literally “Thor's Haven”), from Þórr and hǫfn, corresponding to modern Faroese Tórur (“Thor”) +‎ havn (“haven, harbour”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɔuʂˌhau̯n/

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Proper noun

Tórshavn f

1. Tórshavn (the capital city of the Faroe Islands)

Synonyms

• Havn (more commonly)

Related terms

• floghavn

Descendants

• English: Tórshavn
• Latvian: Touršhavna
• Manx: Tórshavn
• Portuguese: Tórshavn
• Welsh: Tórshavn

Manx

Etymology

From Faroese Tórshavn, from Old Norse Þórshǫfn (“Thor's Haven”).

Proper noun

Tórshavn

1. Tórshavn (the capital city of the Faroe Islands)

Mutation

Manx mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Tórshavn	Hórshavn	Dórshavn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Torshavn, Thorshavn

Proper noun

Tórshavn f

1. Tórshavn (the capital city of the Faroe Islands)

Welsh

Etymology

From Faroese Tórshavn, from Old Norse Þórshǫfn (“Thor's Haven”).

Proper noun

Tórshavn

1. Tórshavn (the capital city of the Faroe Islands)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
Tórshavn	Dórshavn	Nhórshavn	Thórshavn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.